Sports

WOMEN’S TENNIS: The Lady Anteaters are ranked 57th in the nation for the upcoming season.

When Robert Redford’s character hits that mammoth homerun into the stadium lights to win the game in “The Natural,” I always get goose...

Soccer Alum Brad Evans Called Up to National Team Former Anteater All-American Brad Evans is one of 30 players called up by U.S. Men’s...

Women: UCI downs CSUN 69-64, but can’t pull off the upset in Long Beach last Saturday and loses 67-55.

Due to an outpouring of comments on last week’s Payoff Pitch column titled “Where Have You Gone CIA? Eater Nation Needs to Step It Up,” UCI Sports Marketing Coordinator Nick Coromelas and ex-CIA leader Ryan Greenfield had the opportunity to provide their conflicting point of views.

The college football season ended last Thursday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in a game that almost obtained legendary status. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide was able to stop a late surge by the Colt McCoy-less Texas Longhorns in the BCS Championship game. This win for ‘Bama will always seemingly have an invisible asterisk by it, because arguably, the nation’s best college quarterback was knocked out of the game in the first quarter. The outcome could have been drastically different if McCoy played the whole game.

BBALL: UC Irvine Men’s Basketball becomes Road Warriors and splits record against CSUN and LB.

VBALL: UCI Men’s Volleyball downs Cal Baptist, then places fifth in the Elephant Bar Tournament.

BALLERS: UCI begins conference play by defeating UCSB 57-55. Eric Wise and Michael Hunter lead the charge.

women: UCI women’s basketball has rough December with tough competition, but Maly-Karros shines in debut.

2009 had it all when it came to sports. New heroes emerged from obscurity and some legends passed away. Familiar powerhouses claimed the spotlight once again and underdogs beat the odds to become champions. Sports fans cried, laughed, yelled and cheered throughout the year, and now they are preparing to do it all over again. 2010 has the potential to turn the sporting world upside-down forever.

VOLLEYBALL: Defending National Champion Anteaters return to play ready to defend title.