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On a breezy afternoon in front of a large crowd at USC's McDonald's Swim Stadium, No. 4 UC Irvine

For some, it's football. For others, it's basketball. A few might go for baseball and a few might go for soccer. Yet, for Matthew Purvis, it's cycling.

The UC Irvine Women's Basketball team tried to kick off the 2005 season on a positive note when they hosted the Fresno State Bulldogs on Friday, Nov. 18 at the Bren Events Center. Yet, after a sluggish start, combined with missed opportunities and early

Coming off of a sweeping win over Cal State Northridge, the UC Irvine Women's Volleyball team took on the Pacific Tigers Saturday, Nov. 19 at Crawford Hall. The match, which went all five games, went in favor of the Tigers with a final score of 30-26, 30-

The Big West Conference was tough this year. So tough that the UC Irvine Men's Soccer team won a school record seven conference games and still finished third

Stanford, Calif. - Nov. 19 - The Anteaters toppled the 13th-ranked Stanford Cardinal last Saturday afternoon, leaving Maples Pavilion with a 79-63 win. The victory was UCI Head Coach Pat Douglass' 500th in his 25-year career.

With the Women's Basketball season now underway; the New University has compiled a brief preview for the Big West Conference's eight competing teams.

In the beginning of the season the UCI Men's Soccer team (6-1-1, 10-5-3) looked as bad as some celebrities do without their makeup or botox. The squad was victorious in only one out of their first six games and struggled offensively as they were shut out

I never thought I'd say this, but I just had the most fun on Friday night watching a 62-year-old English man in a shirt that showed his midriff strut his stuff. Yeah, you heard me

In a Nov. 10 match with the No. 3 UCLA Bruins, the UC Irvine Men's Water Polo team, ranked sixth, struggled for much of the match to find rhythm offensively.

On Thursday, Nov. 3, I went to the Los Angeles Lakers home opener at Staples Center against the Phoenix Suns. My seats were in one of the luxury box suites

For a sports newbie and a water polo first-timer, the Men's Water Polo team's game on Nov. 3 against Cal State Long Beach was an exciting, if intimida