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The Top Five Reasons to Watch the WNBA This Season

The WNBA turns 17 today with the tip-off to a new season. As a young league, and with many critical of the women’s game, the WNBA has had to prove itself time and time again. Nevertheless, the league has seen great improvement since its inception, with more TV time, greater [...]

Pushing For The Postseason
Baseball / Sports

Pushing For The Postseason

Heading into the season’s end, every game for the UCSB baseball team is incredibly important. Coming off a loss on Tuesday night against No. 8 UCLA, the Gauchos likely need a sweep of UC Davis this weekend as well as teams like Cal Poly and Northridge to lose. UC Davis [...]

Twelve Gauchos Head to Austin, Texas for NCAA West Regionals
Sports / Track and Field

Twelve Gauchos Head to Austin, Texas for NCAA West Regionals

Twelve athletes will travel to Austin, Texas to compete for the UCSB track and field teams in the NCAA West Regionals for a three-day meet beginning on May 23. “Regionals is a great opportunity to compete against the best in the nation,” junior Dani Moreno said. “No matter what happens, [...]

Softball Brings in Six New Recruits Next Season
Softball / Sports

Softball Brings in Six New Recruits Next Season

One year after finishing just a win short of the Big West Conference title, the UCSB softball team took a step back this season as they ended with a .500 conference record and a fourth-place finish. “A lot of those freshmen got game experience and they filled some pretty key [...]

UCSB To Begin Loco Rewards Program
Columns/Features / Sports

UCSB To Begin Loco Rewards Program

Walking into Harder Stadium for the first men’s soccer game of the year in 2010, 15,896 fans packed the stadium and created a lasting first impression of UCSB athletics for any newly initiated Gauchos. UCSB upset No. 13 UCLA 2-0, sending a unified crowd clad in gold into a total [...]