Michael Long

February 23, 2005

Women’s Lacrosse: #2 Santa Barbara Upsets #1 Michigan in Los Olivos

By Michael Long

Nestled quaintly on a small field in the Santa Ynez Valley, the UCSB women's lacrosse team found a sanctuary amid the challenges mounted by a storming tempest.

February 16, 2005

Gauchos Welcome New Sponsorship

By Michael Long

If any of UCSB's athletes look different in competition this year, it's probably not because teams have inserted a new starting lineup. The UCSB Athletic Dept. signed a contract with athletic apparel giant Adidas in Octo...

January 26, 2005

UCSB a Breeding Ground for WNBA

By Michael Long

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January 20, 2005

Student-Athletes Are Students, Too

By Michael Long

During the current scandal culture that pervades college athletics and blankets the whispers of academic negligence, it's comforting to know that UCSB takes pride in confidently enunciating each syllable of the word stud...

January 19, 2005

W.Rugby Club: Rugby Breaks in New Turf, Demolishes Visiting Bruins

By Michael Long

The UCSB women's rugby team thumped UCLA on Saturday at Rob Field in the program's first-ever match on the new field turf.

January 12, 2005

Athletic Trainers Get Gauchos Back in the Game

By Michael Long

A certain Hardwood Injury Bug (Basketius gauchitis), a mysteriously aggressive creature that has plagued the UCSB men's basketball team this season, may have met its match on campus.

January 3, 2005

Cook, Gauchos Go Down

By Michael Long

The UCSB men's basketball team was dealt a huge blow last night in Northridge, experiencing its first conference loss of the season and losing another Gaucho to the injured list.

November 23, 2004

Santa Barbara Travels to Big Ten Country

By Michael Long

Some of UCSB's good ole' boys are going to be heading to Madison tonight but its not going to be all bar-hoppers.

October 20, 2004

Gauchos Love the ’80s… (Part 2 of a 3 Part Series: the 80s)

By Michael Long

One score minus two years ago, the UCSB athletic department brought forth upon Santa Barbara a newly reinstated Gaucho football team, conceived by lock-in fees and dedicated to the hope that someday the Gauchos could att...

October 12, 2004

The Thin Line Between Tradition and Hazing

By Michael Long

In the world of collegiate athletics, the activities that go on during a team's "rookie party" can only be defined as, well, hazy. At the heart of the initiation process lies conflict.

September 23, 2004

Sports Column: Soccer America

By Michael Long

Ultimate success is always measured in championships, but for now, the Gauchos can boast the most fulfilling phrase in sports: "We're # 1!"

May 19, 2004

Congress Debates NCAA Reform Ideas

By Michael Long

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amidst the dust created in our nation's capital by the political stampede surrounding the troubles in Iraq, sports can still compete with other policy issues for time on the national agenda.

March 5, 2004

Santa Barbara, Fullove Save the Night

By Michael Long

Now, that's more like it. Down by two points with 11 seconds left in regulation, senior guard Branduinn Fullove drained a three-pointer to give the UCSB men's basketball team a thrilling 56-55 victory over rival UC Irvi...

March 4, 2004

Gauchos Vye for First Round Bye

By Michael Long

The Thunderdome crowd will wave farewell to Santa Barbara's five seniors this weekend during UCSB's two-game homestand, its final contests of the regular season.

March 1, 2004

Highlanders Take High Road

By Michael Long

The UCSB men's basketball team was stranded in the desert on Saturday night, still rolled up in its shell and waiting to find life. The Gauchos dropped an important contest to UC Riverside 63-60 at the Student Recreation...

February 27, 2004

UCSB Battles Back Against Fullerton

By Michael Long

The UCSB men's basketball team has been waiting for things to click all year long. The Gauchos battled back on Thursday night to squeeze by Cal State Fullerton, 98-95, in double overtime on the road to snap their two-ga...