SB Takes Two of Three at Tourney

After three games in three days to open the season, one thing became very clear about the UCSB men's basketball team.
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Gauchos Open With Road Test

In a season that will feature one of the toughest nonconference schedules around, the UCSB men's basketball team will face their first big test this weekend at the Basketball Travelers Classic, hosted...
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Setting the Ranking Straight, Football Style

A couple of weeks ago I watched two "experts" on ESPN argue over whether or not college football should have preseason polls.
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Santa Barbara Opens With Exhibition Scare

Good thing it was just an exhibition.
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Gauchos Begin With High Hopes

After almost eight months of waiting, it's finally time to see exactly what the UCSB men's basketball squad is capable of this year.
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SEC Still Land of the Great, At Least in Name

Having been born in Texas, and raised in California, I've never quite been able to figure out why I love Southeastern Conference football so much.
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GAUCHOS MAKE WAVES IN CLUB SCENE

While its Division I counterparts get most of the headlines, the UCSB men's club water polo team is quietly putting together a dominant season and, in the process, giving the school yet another club t...
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2007 Championship Series Picks

Last week we made our picks for the Division Series, and I kind of didn't pick the right, uhhh... see what had happened was that, uhhh... basically I didn't do so well. Let's just say that if this wer...
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A Few Suggestions For the Giants Faithful

It was a disappointing summer for me in two very important ways. First of all, I am still nowhere near the top 1,000 on mancrush.com. I blame all of you for this, so get on it and get me on that list....
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Bathroom Reading Material: Summer 2007 Was Full of the Great and the Ugly

Despite a lifetime of watching me play sports, watch sports and now write about sports, I still don't think my parents quite grasp the reason why I love sports. To them, a weekend of football games is...
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American League Division Series Picks

I can really see this thing going either way, but Red Sox Manager Terry Francona's decision to go with Dice-K in Game Two may end up turning the tables in the Halos' favor, as it keeps the ball out of...
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Gauchos Split Against Top-10 Foes

The UCSB men's water polo team snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday but the memories of close losses came flooding right back the next day, as the Gauchos saw a last-second shot hit the post ...
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Offense Held Silent in Pair of Losses

While the defense hung tough throughout the weekend, an inexperienced offense was unable to get anything going, leading to back-to-back road losses for the UCSB women's soccer team.
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SB Faces Back-To-Back Rematches

A quick trip south to face a nonconference foe is all that stands in the way of the men's water polo team and a highly anticipated home opener on Sunday.
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Gauchos Finish Eighth Place in NorCal Open

After a weekend of tension filled games, the #7 UCSB men's water polo team finished just about where they started, taking home eighth place in the NorCal Open.
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