John Greely

June 8, 2010

He Said, He Said Goodbye (John Greely)

By John Greely

Goodbye, Gauchos. I’ll miss you. It’s been two years since I took over as Sports Editor for the first time, and it’s been a wild ride. There’s been the North Carolina basketball game, two rounds of soccer playoff...

May 28, 2010

2009-10 Daily Nexus Sports Awards: The B-Side

By John Greely

Today, the Sports Editors examine the lighter side of UCSB Athletics. The A-Side Awards are next week.

May 5, 2010

UCSB Out-Wiled by Roadrunners

By John Greely

Both offense and defense misfired for the UCSB baseball team Tuesday afternoon at Cal State Bakersfield, as the Gauchos committed five errors in a 4-0 loss.

April 14, 2010

Editors Said, Byrdman Said

By Matt Connolly, John Greely, Jesse Byrd

Experience, consistency, defense, balance... Ginobili! With the exception of the latter, none of these things are particularly glamorous when talking about pro basketball. That being said, they can and will make all the ...

April 13, 2010

Best Barbecue Bets

By John Greely

Got a hankering for barbecue? Of course you do. The southern specialty is delicious, but is unfortunately so often in short supply here in California. Thankfully for us Gauchos, we have some great options right on our do...

March 8, 2010

NCAA Tournament Round 1 Coverage

By John Greely

Go to blog.dailynexus.com during UCSB's first round match with Ohio State on Friday, March 19 at 6:30 PM PDT.

March 8, 2010

Coach Resigns in Response to Accusations

By John Greely

UCSB women's soccer assistant coach Chris Fernandez submitted his resignation on Friday, Feb. 26 following allegations of sexual impropriety at his previous job with a girls' youth soccer team in Arizona.

March 8, 2010

Big West Tournament Live Blog

By John Greely

Please see http://blog.dailynexus.com/shallow/sports/big-west-tournament-live-blog/ for the Nexus‘ full live blog coverage of the Big West Tournament.

February 12, 2010

UCR Spoils Valentine’s Big Day

By John Greely

Despite a career performance from junior center Mekia Valentine, the UCSB women's basketball team fell just short to UC Riverside, losing 60-54 in overtime. Valentine notched 26 points and 22 rebounds, but in the end it ...

February 12, 2010

Walk-Off Slam Opens Season

By John Greely

Down a run in the decisive seventh inning of its season opener against Northern Colorado, the UCSB softball team did not panic Thursday night. Instead, the Gauchos coolly put three runners on base and then sent them home...

February 11, 2010

NBA All-Star Weekend

By Matt Connolly, John Greely

The Daily Nexus Sports Editors make their picks for this weekend's NBA All-Star festivities.

February 5, 2010

SB Annihilates Cellar-Dwellers

By John Greely

With Saturday's clash against Big West-leading UC Davis looming large on the horizon, the UCSB women's basketball team took care of business Thursday night in impressive fashion. In fact, "impressive" hardly does it just...

February 4, 2010

UCSB Tries Tiger-Taming

By John Greely

Halfway through the Big West season, UCSB finds itself mired in the middle -- its current 4-4 record a far cry from the conference domination it has enjoyed in recent years.

January 20, 2010

Here’s Lookin’ at You Kid

By John Greely

In the cold winter months there is nothing better to cheer up a starving college student than a tall beer and a heaping platter of hot food. And while we all love Natty and takeout or an all-you-can-eat platter of wings ...

January 8, 2010

UC Irvine

By John Greely

A senior, a junior and a sophomore could make or break the 2010 UC Irvine season. The seasoned sharpshooter Michael Hunter, the versatile Darren Moore and the freshman-sensation-turned-sophomore Eric Wise figure to carry...

January 8, 2010

Cal Poly

By John Greely

Tempered expectations is the name of the game for the Cal Poly men's basketball team this year, as a new coach hopes to lead the Mustangs from the doldrums of the Big West and back into contention.