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Shhhh. Let’s keep the following between you and me: The Aggie women look like they may be the most talented of the Big West Conference basketball squads. If we can keep the secret, hopefully UC Davis can sneak up on a few teams before word gets out (this week’s league media poll ranked the locals fourth). […]
* Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-part series profiling the 2014 inductees to the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. In the remote reaches of Hell’s Canyon in the northeasternmost tip of Oregon, Inga Thompson finds solace. Once one of the world’s ranking road racers, Thompson abruptly ended her career at its peak. Disillusioned […]
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Surprise, Aggie fans! This soccer game didn’t go to overtime, like 10 other UC Davis outings have. Matt Sheldon made sure of that. The speedy senior from Portland, Ore., took a Noah Wilson pass and snuck a left-footed blast past a diving Cal Poly goalie in the 64th minute, giving the Aggies […]
Jerry Casale Jr. came by his love of cycling honestly. His parents owned the Hill Cycle Shop in Philadelphia where his dad, Gerard Casale Sr., was a coach and event sponsor. Growing up, the younger Casale rode competitively, was a top-notch bike mechanic and, like his father, began to coach others. Taking over his folks’ business, […]
It’s a longshot, for sure, but UC Davis can still find its way into next month’s Big West Conference women’s soccer tournament. The Aggies will have to win Friday’s road game at Hawaii and the Nov. 2 home finale against UC Irvine, while three squads in front of them must falter. The first four teams in the standings […]
* Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series profiling the 2014 inductees to the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. It was an era when the United States went from the Roaring ’20s to trying to ease the pain of the Great Depression. Sporting and social events were paramount in the American psyche. […]
As the UC Davis women’s volleyball team sits in a three-way tie for second place in the rugged Big West Conference, a quick look at the team’s statistical line hints at why the Aggies have elevated their play … There’s big hitter Kaylin Squyres averaging almost four kills per set. She owns the second-most putaways in […]
The gauntlet has been run. The question now: Can these Aggies regroup? After losses to heavyweights Stanford and Colorado State and ranked Football Championship Subdivision foes Eastern Washington and the two Montanas, UC Davis has come out the other end battered, bloodied, but — believe it or not — looking better on the field. The […]
MISSOULA, Mont. — “Montana made two more plays than we did (Saturday).” It was a simple lament by UC Davis football Ron Gould after his charges dropped a give-and-take 42-28 decision at No. 6/7 Montana (5-2, 3-0) in a Big Sky Conference game Saturday afternoon. Despite the loss, it might have marked the Aggies’ best performance of […]
Until two weeks ago, Ramon Vargas toiled in obscurity on the UC Davis football team. He caught only one game-time pass in his first 2 1/2 seasons on campus. Then, in a 23-14 loss at Portland State on Oct. 4, Vargas earned his first 2014 start and hit the box score with four catches for 53 yards. […]
Hour No. 5. Still sitting in front of my computer, daring myself to start this column. I’ve taken several cracks at the first paragraph. Nada. I know the topic. I want to talk about UC Davis football. But what to explore? Most of you already know the status: they’re off to a 1-5 start (the only victory […]
It’s been well-publicized … UC Davis allowed a school-worst 77 points in last week’s football loss to visiting Montana State. More than 700 yards of offense slipped past the Aggies’ hobbled defense. UCD’s record has slipped to 1-5 overall and 0-3 in the Big Sky Conference — its worst start since 1960. But enough beating of […]
This can’t be good news for Aggie Nation … Montana, the sixth-ranked team in the Football Championship Subdivision — banged up for much of the season — appears relatively healthy for Saturday’s game against visiting UC Davis. Coming off of a 77-37 thrashing at the hands of No. 11 Montana State, the locals themselves are black and […]
There’s a mantra circulating around Schaal Aquatic Center these days: “MPSFR3 — Repeatable, relentless, remarkable.” The brainchild of longtime Aggie swim guru Pete Motekaitis, the motto is designed to give the 2014-15 UC Davis women’s team a mental push in the right direction as the locals attempt to capture their third consecutive Mountain Pacific Sports […]
