Soccer / Sports
After going 11 games to start the season without losing and earning a national ranking as high as No. 3, the UCSB men’s soccer team fell to Cal State Northridge Oct. 7. From there began a downward spiral, with the Gauchos losing six of their final eight games of the [...]
Columns/Features / Sports
Most colleges say they take pride in their student athletes and their success, not only in their sport but in the classroom as well. At UCSB, we don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. Last night at the Bacara Resort and Spa, 17 student-athletes were awarded for their [...]
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The NBA playoffs are really about one thing: who is playing the best basketball right now.The Golden State Warriors are that hot team. In the first round, Golden State upset third-seed Denver as the sixth seed to win its first playoff series since 2007. And even with a 129-127 [...]
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Miami takes the East, Oklahoma City takes the West. That was the consensus from basketball fans going into the NBA playoffs. Not anymore. On April 24, during Game Two of the first-round series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets, Russell Westbrook was bringing the ball up court [...]
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Earlier this season, on March 12 to be exact, Dwight Howard tied his own NBA record for most free throws shot in a game with 39 attempts against the Orlando Magic. In most cases, earning records is a good, even great accomplishment. In this case, it was not. The statistic [...]