Joe Flacco is a Champion, But is He Worth $120 Million?

In case you haven’t heard, Joe Flacco is now the highest-paid player in the history of the NFL after agreeing to a six-year, $120.6 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens. While Flacco may have guid...
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UCSB Earns Big West Tournament Berth

The UCSB men’s basketball team proved Saturday they could win the pivotal games that can make or break a season. UCSB defeated Cal State Northridge 83-74 on the road to clinch a spot in the Big West...
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UCSB Travels to Hawaii Looking to End Skid

The moments that define a young basketball team are how it responds in the face of adversity. Facing such adversity, the UCSB men’s basketball team will have a chance to make a statement and end a t...
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UCSB Hosts Sacramento State in BracketBusters

Losers of two straight and seven of the last eight games, the UCSB men’s basketball team could not have asked for a nonconference game at a better time. The Gauchos will host Sacramento State on Sat...
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More Than Just a Small-Town Boy

Some of the biggest stars have humble, small-town roots. For Taran Brown, a native of Wyoming, the transition from small-town boy to college basketball player has shown he has the potential to be a st...
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UCSB Running This Rivalry

As the youngest team in the Big West, the UCSB men’s basketball team has shown it can compete with the top teams in the conference. However, as injuries have piled up this season, the Gauchos have h...
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With Football Over, It’s Time To Hoop It Up

The 2012-13 football season has been over for more than a week and I’m already depressed by the thought of waiting over six months for football to start back up again. There will be no more disorien...
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Gauchos Snap Skid, Overpower Pacific

With their backs against the wall, the UCSB men’s basketball team came out Saturday night with a clear sense of urgency. Opening up the game with a 12-0 run, the Gauchos never trailed Saturday on th...
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Cold Gauchos Fall to Sharpshooting Davis

The shots weren’t falling for the UCSB men’s basketball team last night as the Gauchos dropped a 64-56 game to UC Davis that extended Santa Barbara’s season long losing streak to five games. UCS...
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UCSB Seeks to Break Four-Game Skid

The UCSB men’s basketball team will attempt to break its season high four-game losing streak tonight when they host UC Davis at the Thunderdome. Santa Barbara was without its best player in sophomor...
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Gaucho Comeback Falls Short in Irvine

Santa Barbara fell behind early in the first half against UC Irvine, and despite a furious second-half comeback, the Gauchos dropped a 62-60 decision off a game-winning three-pointer from Irvine. Soph...
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UCSB Looks to Break Three-Game Losing Skid

Times are tough for the UCSB men’s basketball team, but it is still fighting hard without its best player in sophomore center Alan “Big Al” Williams. Santa Barbara, losers of three-straight by a...
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Super Bowl Issue

The Super Bowl is more than just an athletic event; it is a cultural phenomenon. It is the biggest and by far the most highly-watched television event in the country each year. This year’s Super Bow...
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Ravens Can’t Slow Down Kaepernick

Super Bowl XLVII is this upcoming Sunday and the media coverage is already in a frenzy. The same story lines of the Harbaugh brothers, Ray Lewis and Colin Kaepernick are sure to grow old by Sunday. Ho...
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UCSB Falls in Televised Game to Hawaii

Injuries have begun to take their toll on the UCSB men’s basketball team as the Gauchos dropped their second consecutive game in a 78-73 loss to Hawaii Saturday at the Thunderdome. Without its star ...
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