Chris Hoffman

June 5, 2008

He Said Goodbye, He Said Goodbye

By Chris Hoffman, Alex Pavlovic

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 Ever See

May 29, 2008

Athletic Department Report: Part II

By Chris Hoffman, Alex Pavlovic

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 people talking abou...

May 28, 2008

Athletic Department Report: Part I

By Chris Hoffman, Alex Pavlovic

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

May 22, 2008

Return to Glory Highlights Year

By Chris Hoffman

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 bittersweet taste remain...

May 21, 2008

Male Athlete of the Year: Pontius Leads Big West in Goals En Route to Player of the Year Honor

By Chris Hoffman

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 spotlight.

May 20, 2008

Coach of the Year: French Shines in Final Campaign

By Chris Hoffman

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's commander in chie...

May 1, 2008

Waves Take Season Series Lead

By Chris Hoffman

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 was the Gauchos' (29...

April 29, 2008

NFL Draft Edition

By Chris Hoffman, Alex Pavlovic

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 coverage to watch a bu...

April 22, 2008

The Next Generation of Beach Games

By Chris Hoffman

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 most of them, so I kno...

April 9, 2008

Controversy Threatens to Torch Olympic Spirit

By Chris Hoffman

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 under as much publi...

April 1, 2008

Gaucho Polo Player in Speedo Arrested

By Chris Hoffman

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 member of the Event...

March 10, 2008

Canadians Conquer UCSB

By Chris Hoffman

The UCSB men's soccer team kicked off its Spring season this weekend in losing fashion.

March 5, 2008

He Said, He Said: Headwear Fanatics Are, Frankly, Too Legit To Quit

By Chris Hoffman

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 different types of hats l...

February 12, 2008

Whiskey Out a Boot: Ignoring the Undefeated

By Chris Hoffman

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 the semifinals of th...

February 5, 2008

He Said, He Said

By Chris Hoffman

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 Boston, Detroit and Or...

January 29, 2008

Few Shocks Open Big West Play

By Chris Hoffman

As the Big West basketball season nears the midway point, the time has come to reflect on what we've learned through the first few weeks of the conference slate.