Articles written by: Paul-Michael Ochoa

Gauchos Sign Three Standouts for 2013-14
Basketball / Sports

Gauchos Sign Three Standouts for 2013-14

After an injury-plagued season in which the UCSB men’s basketball team finished seventh in the Big West conference, the Gauchos welcome three new recruits to a young and promising roster. As the third-youngest team in the entire nation last season, Santa Barbara loses only one senior in point guard Nate [...]

A Wide  Open Western Conference: San Antonio is Healthy and Ready to Win
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A Wide Open Western Conference: San Antonio is Healthy and Ready to Win

Entering the NBA postseason it was apparent the Miami Heat was once again the clear favorite to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. The Western Conference is the exact opposite, however, especially since Russell Westbrook was injured, putting Oklahoma City’s chances at returning to the NBA Finals in [...]

2013 NFL Draft Full of Linemen
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2013 NFL Draft Full of Linemen

The NFL draft begins on Thursday and will conclude on Saturday in what will be a marathon of a three-day event where many teams will fill their biggest needs with promising young stars. Last season, five rookie quarterbacks started in the first week of the season. This year, however, there [...]

March Madness Commences
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March Madness Commences

UCSB Gains Momentum at the Right Time, Defeats Fullerton 66-50 With a chance to move up in the Big West standings, the UCSB men’s basketball team played with a clear sense of urgency and energy from the tipoff, defeating Cal State Fullerton 66-50 at the Thunderdome last night. UCSB improved [...]

Gauchos Battle For Position, Host Titans
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Gauchos Battle For Position, Host Titans

With a postseason conference birth already clinched, the eighth-place UCSB men’s basketball team has a chance to improve its standing tonight when it hosts seventh-place Cal State Fullerton. Santa Barbara enters the game with the eighth seed in next week’s Big West Tournament clinched with a 9-19 overall record and [...]