Sports / Volleyball
With a majority of players returning from last year’s squad, the UCSB men’s volleyball team will have only three recruits coming in for next season. Although the incoming freshmen bring athleticism and talent, the Gauchos will rely on the core of returning players from last season to improve on its [...]
Soccer / Sports
Despite losing only three seniors from last year’s team, the UCSB women’s soccer team will welcome 14 new players for its 2013 recruiting class. Following a season where the team struggled putting the ball in the back of the net, the Gauchos add depth to their squad with versatile players [...]
Columns/Features / Sports
Having LeBron James on your team doesn’t guarantee you an automatic victory, as evidenced by the Chicago Bulls stealing game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals from the Miami Heat. Similarly, having Derrick Rose on your team won’t guarantee you a win either. It’s been over a year since Rose [...]
Columns/Features / Sports
Monday was the historic day we have all been waiting for. Jason Collins of the NBA’s Washington Wizards became the first active male professional athlete from an American sports league to announce he was gay. Despite thousands of athletes playing in the professional ranks in MLB, NFL or NHL for [...]
Golf / Sports
Led by sophomore Brett Silvernail’s first-place score, the UCSB golf team closed out the Big West Conference Championship yesterday with a fourth-place finish. The three-day competition held at the Country Club at Soboba Springs saw the Gauchos end with an overall score of 892, five shots off co-champions Cal State [...]