Eliav Appelbaum

November 27, 2001

Trojans Squeak Past UCSB in Tight Affair

By Eliav Appelbaum

Just as they were about to tear the Trojans off and jostle them down on the bed in front of a televised audience, a leak sprung through the Gauchos' prophylactic defense.

November 19, 2001

Santa Barbara Escapes From Scrappy Westmont; Williams Claims First-Season Opener

By Eliav Appelbaum

After never beginning a season on the right foot in three previous openers, UCSB men's basketball Head Coach Bob Williams finally secured his first opening game victory.

November 16, 2001

UCSB Set to Battle Westmont in Season Opener

By Eliav Appelbaum

After being picked by both the media and the coaches to finish second in the Big West Conference, the UCSB men's basketball team will be looking to put all the off-season hoopla behind and start playing basketball again.

November 7, 2001

EA’s Crowe Fills Up UCSB

By Eliav Appelbaum

Unfortunately, EA Sports had one more bullet in its chamber to shoot the Gauchos down Tuesday night at the Thunderdome.

November 6, 2001

ILLin With Appelbaum: Om, How Sweet It Is

By Eliav Appelbaum

YANKEES LOSE TO DIAMONDBACKS! BEARS SCORE TWO TOUCHDOWNS IN FINAL 28 SECONDS, DEFEAT CLEVELAND BROWNS IN OVERTIME ON SAFEFTY MIKE BROWN'S SECOND INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TD IN TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS!

November 2, 2001

Santa Barbara Pastes Korabel in 2nd Half

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team dominated a flustered and winded Korabel (Ukraine) team 94-57 behind a well-balanced offensive attack at the Thunderdome on Thursday night.

November 1, 2001

A Love Supreme: Remembering Sweetness

By Eliav Appelbaum

Around the middle of a football season that trudges into the heart of autumn, my thoughts always take me back to one man – Walter Payton. Two years ago on this day, Sweetness passed away from bile duct cancer. Payt...

October 31, 2001

ILLin With Appelbaum: Jordan Returns to Garden, Cannot Lift Talentless Team

By Eliav Appelbaum

Venerable superstar Michael Jordan returned to the NBA hardwood under the brightest and most critical lights of Madison Square Garden for the 38th time in his career.

October 24, 2001

ILLin With Appelbaum: Do I Love New York? Hell No

By Eliav Appelbaum

The New York Yankees are everywhere. The country has been struck by an intoxicating strain known as sentimentality by rooting for the most hated team in sports.

October 17, 2001

Tale of a Walk-On: He Got Game?

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos are a Division I basketball program, and there's nobody on the planet that can take that away from any of the players.

October 11, 2001

Gauchos’ Spirits are High on Basketball Media Day

By Matt Heitner, Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos play one of the toughest schedules in the country in the upcoming season in hopes of preparing for the level of competition they will play if the make the NCAA Tournament.

September 25, 2001

From the Cheap Seats: Jordan’s Back From Second Retirement, Will Suit for Wiz

By Eliav Appelbaum

All summer I was bemoaning Jordan's comeback: A comeback would tarnish his legacy - he won't be the same player, can't see him anywhere but Chicago, he'll embarrass himself, the Wizards start Chris Whitney.

September 20, 2001

Women’s Gymnastics Team Coach Dies in Terrorist Attack

By Eliav Appelbaum

Newly hired UCSB women's gymnastics coach, Mari-Rae Sopper, was killed on American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon.

June 1, 2001

From Rosy Showers to Furious Hell

By Eliav Appelbaum

Working at the Nexus has been a lot like my morning showers. I come in, the water is toasty, almost comforting - just like my first days working here.

May 30, 2001

The First Annual All-Interview Team at Santa Barbara

By Eliav Appelbaum

Santa Barbara is home to some of the finest student-athletes in the country. The players who grace the field, the diamond, or the court all bring unique and important qualities to their respective teams.

May 29, 2001

There Is No Comparison: Bryant Will Never Approach Jordan’s Immortality

By Eliav Appelbaum

Kobe Bryant will never be as good as Michael Jordan.Never in a million years. Never ever ever ever will Kobe approach Jordan on the pedestal of basketball immortality.