Sports

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.

Last year, the UC Irvine men’s volleyball team lost to USC in the Big West Conference Tournament, but avenged that loss in the...

SPORTS: The sporting world and its deeper ties, broken down on an emotional and personal level.

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.

At traditional athletic powerhouse universities, refraining from standing or participating in student section antics is simply not an option.

Coming off of a solid win against UC Santa Barbara to start conference play, the UC Irvine men's basketball team suffered a letdown...

POLO: UCI finishes 5th in the conference with wins over Pepperdine and UCSB, but a loss to Cal.