Ryan Porush

February 21, 2012

UCSB Wins ESPN BracketBuster

By Ryan Porush

Led by its two senior captains, the UCSB men’s basketball team beat Utah State on the road Saturday night 72-64 in a nationally televised ESPNU BracketBuster matchup. Forward James Nunnally posted a double-double with ...

February 17, 2012

UCSB Travels to Utah State for ESPN Bracket Buster

By Ryan Porush

Coming off an 85-62 dismantling of UC Irvine on the road Wednesday night, the UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to Utah State on Saturday night to take on the Aggies in a nationally televised ESPNU Bracketbuster g...

February 15, 2012

Gauchos Head South to UC Irvine

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will begin its final road trip of the season tonight when the team heads to face UC Irvine. “We have got to try to control the tempo of the game,” Head Coach Bob Williams said. “[Ir...

February 14, 2012

#Linning: Jeremy Lin’s Rise to Stardom

By Ryan Porush

Nothing is Linpossible Every once in a while, something in sports happens that is so unexpected and polarizing that it consumes all media; 24/7 coverage seems understated, as the topic is beat into the ground by so-calle...

February 13, 2012

UCSB Grinds Out Win Over UC Riverside

By Ryan Porush

Despite a slow start on national television that saw UCSB match their lowest scoring output in a first half on the season, the Gauchos rallied to win a close game over UC Riverside 60-52 in the Thunderdome on Saturday ni...

February 10, 2012

UCSB Returns Home to Face Riverside

By Ryan Porush

Home sweet home. In yet another televised game, the UCSB men’s basketball team will host UC Riverside on Saturday night in its first home game in three weeks. Santa Barbara is 3-1 at home in conference play this season...

February 8, 2012

A Super Sunday: Reactions To Super Bowl XLVI

By Ryan Porush

What a Super Bowl Sunday. Kegs, snappa and flip-cup, with some football sprinkled in there as well. I successfully predicted the Giants win, won a little money and ate some greasy and wonderful food. I admit some of thes...

February 3, 2012

UCSB Continues Road Trip, Faces Fullerton on Saturday

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will travel to Cal State Fullerton tomorrow night to face the Titans in its final game of a four game road trip. Three games into the trip, the Gauchos are 3-0 and will look to capture it...

February 1, 2012

Touchdowns, Peyton and Kelly Clarkson: The Best Prop Bets of The Super Bowl

By Ryan Porush

Proposition bets are fun opportunities to handicap some aspect of a game beyond the usual winner and over/under bets. A quick explanation: All the lines are based on within the context of a $100 bet. A bet of $100 on +30...

February 1, 2012

Expect a Giant Game from Eli and Crew

By Ryan Porush

So the big day is finally here. Beer, chips and dip, wings, blunts and more beer will consume my Sunday afternoon on this lovely national holiday. Go America. And go NFL for giving us such a great matchup, not only for t...

January 26, 2012

Gauchos Begin Weekend Road Trip

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will hit the road for a four-game road trip, beginning with a game at UC Davis on Thursday night followed up by a game at Pacific on Saturday. The Gauchos (9-7 overall, 4-2 Big West) will...

January 25, 2012

The State of the 49ers – Looking Ahead

By Ryan Porush

Now that the San Francisco 49ers have been bounced from the playoffs, it is time for reflection. It is time for perspective, and most importantly, it is time for optimism in a look toward the future. The season that the ...

January 24, 2012

Tuesday Ballin’ With Nexus Sports

By Ryan Porush

With the Boston Celtics off to a sluggish 6-9 start to the season and currently tied for eighth place in the Eastern Conference, rumors have been swirling that General Manager Danny Ainge may decide to break up the team....

January 23, 2012

Gauchos Suffer Lopsided Loss Against Long Beach

By Ryan Porush

National television cameras scanned the Thunderdome crowd on Saturday night as a sold-out crowd of 6,000 fans awaited tip-off between the top two teams in the Big West. But once the game began, UCSB struggled offensively...

January 20, 2012

UCSB Hosts Long Beach on National Stage

By Ryan Porush

This is what it’s all about. In a nationally televised game on ESPNU, the UCSB men’s basketball team will host visiting Long Beach State in the Thunderdome Saturday night in what is anticipated to be one of the bigge...

January 19, 2012

UCSB Faces CSUN in League Home Game

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will welcome visiting Cal State Northridge into the Thunderdome tonight when the Gauchos (8-6 Overall, 3-1 Big West) host the Matadors (5-10, 2-3) in the second of three consecutive home ...