NFL Draft Edition

April 29, 2008 by and

Oh, the NFL Draft. The most over-hyped and commercialized piece of propaganda I've ever seen in the world of sports. Do the NFL and ESPN really think people want to tune in for an entire weekend of co...
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Saved by the Bell, 15 Years Later

April 29, 2008 by

Literally half the conversations I've had in the past week revolved around my "Boy Meets World" column in some shape or form. It's been a long week.
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NBA Western Conference Playoff Picks

April 23, 2008 by

As much as I hate them, the Lakers will easily wax the Nuggets before squeaking by a tough Jazz team that'll have no problem with poor T-Mac and whoever he's playing with.
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Boy Meets World, Eight Years Later

April 22, 2008 by

T.G.I.F.: For some, the acronym refers to the restaurant with delicious chicken fingers. For others, the four letters bring pleasant thoughts of a weekend filled with drinking, sleeping or watching fo...
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Playoff Re-seeding Not a Shabby Idea

April 16, 2008 by

While the players may get bigger, faster, stronger and richer, professional sports leagues are in general pretty slow to accept changes to the actual rules that govern their sports. Interleague play -...
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NBC’s Lineup Saved With Power of ‘Rock’

April 15, 2008 by

At the conclusion of my "American Idol" column last week, I wrote the following words: "The 2008 Idol crown appears to be Michael Johns' to lose." Shows what I know. Two days later, Johns was eliminat...
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Gauchos Host Aggies in Battle for First

April 11, 2008 by and

After a five-game road trip that ended with a season sweep of Cal State Northridge this past Tuesday, the UCSB baseball team (22-9 overall, 5-1 in the Big West) will return home this weekend for its t...
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TV Viewers Prefer “Idol” Matters

April 8, 2008 by

As an entertainment columnist, I'd be remiss if I didn't eventually dedicate a column to the highest-rated show on TV. Many of you love it, but I'm sure that even more of you hate it, so I won't be of...
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Bathroom Reading Material:

April 8, 2008 by

Youth movement... I suppose those two words could mean a number of different things depending on your perspective, but from a baseball point of view, it means your team is getting younger.
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French Retires From Coaching Position

April 4, 2008 by

After 21 seasons at the helm of the UCSB women's basketball program, Head Coach Mark French announced his retirement yesterday, just weeks after leading the Gauchos to their 12th NCAA Tournament appea...
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Big West Champs Go Dancing

March 31, 2008 by

Back in the Big Dance for the first time since 2005, the UCSB women's basketball team gave its ranked opponent quite a scare before the music stopped.
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Harris Breaks UCSB Career Scoring Record

March 31, 2008 by

A year ago, as he wrapped up a remarkable junior season, Alex Harris stood on the Thunderdome floor after practice and responded to a question about the possibility that he would break the school's sc...
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SB Stunned in Tournament Semifinals

March 31, 2008 by

This isn't how it was supposed to end.
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Cavaliers Rope Gauchos in NCAA’s First Round

March 10, 2008 by

Norfolk, Va.-- Following a two-year absence the UCSB women's basketball team got a rude welcoming back to the Big Dance.
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SB Clinches Title in Overtime Thriller

March 10, 2008 by

Channeling memories of Christian Laettner, Chris Webber and Aaron Nixon, the UCSB men's basketball team came away with an overtime victory in the wildest game of the season, clinching the Big West reg...
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