Alex Pavlovic

March 7, 2008

Gauchos Pull Into Tie for First Place

By Alex Pavlovic

March Madness started a little early last night as a UCSB men's basketball team that was all but written off in the Big West regular season title hunt extended its conference winning streak to five games and moved into a...

March 5, 2008

SB Waxes Cal Poly in Slugfest

By Alex Pavlovic

After beating up on little-known Marist the last time they played in Santa Barbara, the Gauchos (6-3 overall) showed the home fans that they can keep up with more talented teams as well, defeating Cal Poly (3-5 overall) ...

March 5, 2008

He Said, He Said: Dapper Gentlemen Definitely Ditch The Head Accessories

By Alex Pavlovic

After years of working here, I've grown accustomed to the Nexus ladies looking up when I enter the office. For a long time, I attributed this to my God-given good looks, but it soon became apparent there was more at work...

March 3, 2008

Seniors Sent Off in Style

By Alex Pavlovic

On a night when four seniors took the Thunderdome floor for the final time, it was a sophomore who stole the spotlight.

February 29, 2008

Celebrated Seniors To Say Goodbye

By Alex Pavlovic

From a buzzer-beating three-pointer that led to a stormed court to a blown double-digit lead a few months later that left fans shaking their heads, one never knows what to expect when walking into the Thunderdome for a U...

February 28, 2008

Pavlovian Sayings: Last Call at the Thunderdome

By Alex Pavlovic

Because the marketing department for UCSB Athletics has seemingly been on vacation for the last four months - with the exception of creating a timeout game in which the odds of winning are nearly one in 300,000 - we've d...

February 26, 2008

That’s What He Said: Garish Gauntlet Gratifies TV Gazers

By Alex Pavlovic

Remember the good ole days when you'd go home after school and tune in to Carson Daly and "Total Request Live"? Remember when MTV actually showed videos and played tons of music? It seems like it's been forever, but for ...

February 22, 2008

Santa Barbara Puts Streak On Line in Bracket Busters Game

By Alex Pavlovic

While the Gauchos are streaking toward the top of the Big West standings, they'll take a break from conference action tonight to participate in the ESPNU Bracket Busters series with a game at former league foe Utah State...

February 21, 2008

Streaking Gauchos Maul Tigers

By Alex Pavlovic

Don't tell anyone, but the Gauchos are quietly making an under-the-radar run at the Big West Conference crown.

February 20, 2008

UCSB Seeks Redemption Against Tigers

By Alex Pavlovic

Just when everyone began to write them off, the UCSB men's basketball team is once again making noise in the Big West Conference standings.

February 19, 2008

That’s What He Said: Strike’s End Leaves TV Fate Unclear

By Alex Pavlovic

Writers love using the cliché term "the long national nightmare is over" - whether they're being serious or facetious. So in honor of the writers of the world, I'll use the phrase myself, as I rejoice that our long ...

February 14, 2008

Pavlovian Sayings: Fear the Stache, and His Gauchos

By Alex Pavlovic

By my count, we're rarely wrong here at the Nexus sports page. Call me cocky, or call me forgetful, but it seems like most of the picks that fellow sports editor Chris Hoffman and myself have made this year have been pre...

February 11, 2008

Gauchos Blow Golden Opportunity

By Alex Pavlovic

As the Gauchos gathered in a swaying huddle just before the opening tip, Justin Joyner pounded the floor and screamed at his teammates to get ready for Saturday night's crucial Big West Conference matchup against UC Irvi...

February 7, 2008

SB Looks to Double-Up on Titans

By Alex Pavlovic

For the second consecutive Big West season, the UCSB men's basketball team has bucked the traditional mantra that winning on the road is harder than winning at home. While they've won three consecutive road games, the Ga...

February 7, 2008

Pavlovian Sayings: Complaints about Cribbing Columnists

By Alex Pavlovic

Quick: what do you think the best part about writing a weekly sports column is? No it's not the scratch, the hot and horny groupies, or the fact I regularly get to turn down people who want to write their own column by t...

February 5, 2008

Belgian Brawler Charms the Lantern

By Alex Pavlovic

In case you hadn't noticed, I've tried to aim the entertainment column toward television - mainly because the Artsweek page seems to have everything pretty well covered when it comes to music and movies.