Sports

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...

basketball: ’Eaters go 1-2, beating Fairleigh Dickinson but falling to UTSA and Eastern Kentucky.

If you haven’t heard by now, there have been efforts made to construct a new stadium in Los Angeles. Edward P. Roski, a part-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Kings, has announced plans for the stadium on the northern side of the interchange of state routes 57 and 60 with the purpose of attracting an NFL team back to the Los Angeles region.

VIOLENCE: Western media does poor job of covering the soccer related violence during World Cup qualifying.

BLOWOUT: Young UCI women’s basketball squad hits rough patch after decent start to the season.

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