Sports

BASKETBALL: Senior Kevin Bland and junior Darren Moore sat down with the New U to talk about the new year.

THE ORACLE: We have three teams making some noise, and one hasn't even played a regular season game yet.

THE HYPOTHESIS: A few weeks ago I wrote a column about how sports and politics interact. At the end, I came to the conclusion that if and when they interact, it should only produce positive outcomes. But that is easier said than done.

VOLLEYBALL: Women's team continues its five-game winning streak by defeating UC Davis and Pacific at home.

BASKETBALL: New squad shows off what it can do in a dominating 69-42 exhibition win over Cal Poly Pomona.

WATER POLO: Matt and Brandon Johnson look to bring UCI water polo success back with brotherly love.

BASKETBALL: Women's squad loses to Cal Poly Pomona 78-73 in overtime, but looks to improve from last year.

VOLLEYBALL: Women's team defeats CSU Fullerton and CSUN to climb up the Big West standings.

SAILING: UC Irvine Sailing team misses the Pacific Coast Championship by one point in Newport Beach.

SOCCER: Men's team is peaking at the right time as they upset rival UCSB 3-1 and defeat CSU Fullerton 3-1.

THE ORACLE: Ever since the advancement of high-definition television and programming, the experience of watching a sporting event on TV has become even better than the experience of attending the actual event.

THE HYPOTHESIS:On campus, we have a number of athletes that compete in the "individual on a team" format and reap the benefits of all the extra motivation that comes with it.