Columns/Features

April 5, 2026

UCSB soccer enters new era with Pac-12 partnership

By Haiden Rogers

As conference realignment has emerged as a common event that continues to change college athletics, a new partnership between the Big West Conference and the Pac-12 Conference is set to make a sure impact on the West Coa...

February 18, 2026

Seahawks soar, Gauchos score: UCSB poll prediction matches Super Bowl outcome

By Arianna Doan

The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, to win Super Bowl LX and secure the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy. Behind a dom...

January 29, 2026

Young USWNT team builds chemistry in dominant 5-0 win at Santa Barbara

By Arianna Doan, Makena Flores

Following the United States women’s national soccer team’s match versus Chile, the Daily Nexus Sports team interviewed three players from USWNT in the mixed zone — Emma Sears, Trinity Rodman and Emily Sams. The U.S...

January 29, 2026

From framework to flow: USWNT executes Emma Hayes’ vision at Harder Stadium

By Haiden Rogers

Ahead of the United States women’s national soccer team’s return to Santa Barbara for the first time since 1991 for their match against Chile, Head Coach Emma Hayes met with the media to outline her priorities. These...

January 22, 2026

From UCSB to the USWNT: Aaron Heifetz’s full-circle return to Santa Barbara

By Haiden Rogers

When the United States women's national soccer team faces off against Chile at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 27, the match will mean much more than an international friendly in Harder Stadium. For Aaron Heifetz, the U.S. wome...

July 7, 2025

UCSB 2024-25 athletic season makes history with All-Sports Trophy

By Anusha Singh

For the first time in UC Santa Barbara’s history, UCSB Athletics has secured the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophy for the 2024-25 athletic season.

April 20, 2025

Sports Opinion: Softball as a sport in Hong Kong

By Arin Lau

Arin Lau reflects on her experience of playing softball in Hong Kong and how it has taken such a hold as a interhall sport in the city.

March 1, 2025

Celebrating UC Santa Barbara’s Black athlete alumni

By Valentina Milne

Here we spotlight two of UCSB's incredible Black athlete alumni, Barbara Nwaba and Orlando Johnson.

February 4, 2025

Reaching new heights: Eitan Goore’s journey as UCSB’s record-breaking pole vaulter

By Valentina Milne

For most of us, the thought of running full speed with a pole, planting it into the ground and launching ourselves into the air seems more like an act of daredevilry than an athletic pursuit. But for UC Santa Barbara fou...