He Said Goodbye, He Said Goodbye

June 5, 2008 by and

The Nexus Sports Editors Write Their Final Columns After a Historic Run That Included a National Championship, Food Poisoning, Plenty of Black Velvet and Some of the Most Compromising Pictures You'll ...
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Athletic Department Report: Part II

May 29, 2008 by and

It's not unusual to hear fans of UCSB athletics complain about the choking nature of certain teams, or the fact that we don't have a football team. However, if you listen closely, you'll hear a lot of...
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Athletic Department Report: Part I

May 28, 2008 by and

There are certain sports events at UCSB every year that make students feel like they go to a bigger sports school.
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Return to Glory Highlights Year

May 22, 2008 by

Year in, year out, the UCSB women's basketball team is routinely expected to be among the best on campus. Coming into the season, the Gauchos had run off 12 straight postseason appearances, yet a bitt...
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Male Athlete of the Year: Pontius Leads Big West in Goals En Route to Player of the Year Honor

May 21, 2008 by

In the world of UCSB men's soccer, recognition is all about opportunity. With talented players up and down the roster, it can be difficult at times for more unknown players to break through into the s...
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Coach of the Year: French Shines in Final Campaign

May 20, 2008 by

Mark French is on vacation. It may be the most deserved vacation any member of the UCSB Athletic Department has ever earned, considering what he has accomplished in 21 years as UCSB women's basketball...
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Waves Take Season Series Lead

May 1, 2008 by

With a chance to improve its postseason resume, the UCSB baseball team failed to take advantage during a home contest against #13 Pepperdine, falling 7-3 yesterday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. The loss ...
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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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The Next Generation of Beach Games

April 22, 2008 by

After spending nearly all my free time over the past four years at the beach and in the sun, I've partaken in pretty much every sand sport there is around. I've even found a way to injure myself in mo...
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Controversy Threatens to Torch Olympic Spirit

April 9, 2008 by

Normally, I'm not one to care too much about the Olympics or the torch relay until the Opening Ceremonies end and the Games begin. But normally - in my lifetime at least - the host country hasn't been...
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Gaucho Polo Player in Speedo Arrested

April 1, 2008 by

In a follow-up to the tortilla incident at the UCSB men's basketball game against UC Riverside on Senior Night, one member of the Gaucho men's water polo team was expelled from the university, while a...
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Canadians Conquer UCSB

March 10, 2008 by

The UCSB men's soccer team kicked off its Spring season this weekend in losing fashion.
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He Said, He Said: Headwear Fanatics Are, Frankly, Too Legit To Quit

March 5, 2008 by

As a hat connoisseur, I am the most appropriate person to shed some light on the important issue of hat wearing. Trust me, if you've ever been to my apartment, you know there are about a zillion diffe...
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Whiskey Out a Boot: Ignoring the Undefeated

February 12, 2008 by

Its been well documented on this sports page over the past few months how promising the men's basketball team's nonconference start was. Us sports editors were salivating at the thought of a bye into ...
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He Said, He Said

February 5, 2008 by

All this talk about the gap between the Eastern and Western Conferences decreasing is ridiculous. The East is as good as its been in a long time, at the top of the standings, but the triumvirate of Bo...
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