Coming of Age: Women Finding their Place

Now that the quarter is over, I have a confession to make to all of the Nexus Sports faithful. I assume that most of you - ok, all of you - are male.
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Bruins Hand SB Second Straight Loss

The #3 UCSB men's volleyball team that went on a four-match winning streak earlier this month seems to be a completely different squad after this weekend's performance.
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SB Drops Season Opener in SD

The UCSB softball team dropped its first game of San Diego State's weekend Campbell/Cartier Classic yesterday afternoon, when University of Kansas jumped on the board first in the fifth inning.
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Women’s Basketball #6 Cal Poly SLO

For a team that last season saw its best record in recent memory, the Cal Poly women's basketball squad is waiting for key returners to peak once again this season in order to make up for last year's ...
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Men’s Basketball #7 Cal Poly SLO

While it is true that the Big West title may very well be up for grabs to any team in the conference this year, the Cal Poly men's basketball team under Head Coach Kevin Bromley has a shot at being on...
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SB Sweeps Tourney, Heads to NCAAs in W Volleyball

After winning two nonconference matches in this weekend's Baden Thanksgiving Classic held in Long Beach, the UCSB women's volleyball team can thank the NCAA selection committee for earning an at-large...
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SB Stuns ODU, Advances to Elite Eight Match at Home

In another match with questionable calls from the officials, the #17 UCSB men's soccer team was able to squeeze past #20 Old Dominion on the road in the Sweet-16 leg of the 2006 NCAA playoffs.
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UCSB Searches for Late Season Run

With the Big West Conference season a week behind it, the UCSB women's volleyball team still has a lot of ground left to cover in order to make a late-season push to earn an at-large bid into the NCAA...
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Baseball Rewards Sound Businesses

In an era filled with terms like Moneyball, the Yankees' and Braves' dynasties seeming to deteriorate and congressional drug busts, Major League Baseball is really going through an interesting period....
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She Got Game: How the West Was Shafted

After receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the #17 UCSB men's soccer team will make its fifth straight post-season appearance this year - the lone representative of the Big West Conferen...
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Superstitions Still Reign Sports World

On a day when dead spirits are feared to be roaming the night, people around the globe have been able to trick themselves into investing false belief in superstitious practices.
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2006 MLB American League Championship Series Picks

Detroit: The Tigers' three consecutive wins against the Yankees and the subsequent emotional high should put a new spring in the Tigers' step.
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2006 MLB Division Series Picks: American League Division Series Predictions

Oakland: If anyone knows the saying "Don't count your chickens until they've hatched," it is without a doubt the Oakland Athletics.
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UCSB Returns Even After Trip South

When the UCSB women's volleyball team split the 2005 Big West Conference title rights with rival Long Beach State, both teams knew that a share of the glory could not possibly last long into the 2006 ...
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Gaucho Stars in Pro Sports Shine

Holy professional athletes, Batman! While UCSB is not typically identified as an athletic powerhouse, former Gaucho standouts are changing that opinion in professional sports.
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