Big West Preview: #5 Cal State Fullerton

Despite a terrible nonconference record and a 1-2 start to their Big West schedule, Cal State Fullerton has shown that they just might be a team to be reckoned with come Big West Tournament time.
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Big West Preview: #7 Pacific

Three years ago, the Pacific women's basketball team won five games.
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SB Prevails in Clash With Titans

It's hard to call the fourth leg of a 16-game conference schedule a must-win game, but the UCSB men's basketball team faced just that on Saturday, when it took a two-game losing streak into Fullerton ...
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‘Gladiators’ Unleash Unintended Hilarity

With this ridiculous writers' strike dragging on and keeping most of TV's best shows on the sidelines, a bunch of really, really stupid shows have taken over my DVR.
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Gauchos Shaken up by Northridge

Just two games into the Big West Conference season, it's become clear that no one is going to allow the preseason favorite Gauchos to cruise to a league title.
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Santa Barbara Rolls Over Pepperdine for Eighth Win

After the Pepperdine men's basketball team inadvertently disrespected America by returning to the locker rooms just before the national anthem, UCSB spent the rest of the night disrespecting the Waves...
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TV Studios Strike Out With Writers

The Nexus does a pretty good job of being opinionated about everything that's important to students.
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Powell Hits Jackpot With Game Winner

Move over, Big Shot Bob, Big Shot James is the new basketball hero in Southern California.
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UCSB and UNLV Set to Renew Historic Rivalry

A headline from Feb. 27, 1990 reads, "I.V. Burns in Celebration."
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UCSB Reels Off Third-Straight Win

After a first half in which they looked like they were still recovering from the effects of having eaten too much turkey, the UCSB men's basketball team...
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UCSB Hangs On for Home Win

Hollywood's writers might be on strike right now, but if they weren't, they would probably be writing basketball scenes like the one that unfolded late in the second half at the Thunderdome last night...
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SB Hosts Bigtime Nonconference Matchup

A tough holiday homestand continues tonight for the UCSB men's basketball team, as the Gauchos (3-1 overall) host the University of San Francisco (2-1) at 7 at the Thunderdome.
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SB Wrangles Broncos With Dead-On Shooting

UCSB last played Cal Poly Pomona in 1972, coming away with a 71-64 victory to increase the series advantage to 11-2 all time. Some things never change.
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Broncos Visit SB for Home Opener

With six of their next seven games being played in Santa Barbara, the UCSB men's basketball team goes into tonight's home opener knowing that the opportunity exists to get the season off to a great st...
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Bathroom Reading Material

As the men's basketball team struggled to hold off CSU Dominguez Hills in an exhibition win a few weeks ago, I could practically hear the message boards ramping up.
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