Ryan Porush

January 18, 2012

A Starry Forecast: Porush’s NBA All-Star Predictions

By Ryan Porush

WESTERN CONFERENCE: GUARDS: Chris Paul (LA Clippers), Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) FORWARDS: Kevin Durant (OKC Thunder), Blake Griffin (LA Clippers) CENTER: Andrew Bynum (LA Lakers) Pretty predictable, yet incredibly amazing....

January 17, 2012

UCSB Dominates UC Irvine, Loses in Overtime Against UC Riverside

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team suffered its first Big West loss of the season Thursday on the road at UC Riverside before beating UC Irvine at home on Saturday. The Gauchos (8-6 overall, 3-1 Big West) are in third plac...

January 13, 2012

Big West Conference: Women’s Basketball Preview

By Kristen Henneman, David Russo, Mark Salay, Ryan Porush

UC Santa Barbara: Gauchos There’s been a lot of change for the UCSB women’s basketball team in the past year — a new coach and a new system — but last year’s co-champions of the Big West look ready to contend f...

January 11, 2012

Big West Basketball

By Ryan Porush, Brent Pella, Paul-Michael Ochoa, Joshua Greenberg, Mark Salay

UC Santa Barbara: Gauchos With lofty expectations set for conference play, the UCSB men’s basketball team is off to a hot start after winning its first two Big West games. The Gauchos (7-5 Overall, 2-0 Big West) opened...

January 10, 2012

Tuesday Ballin’ With Ed. and Ed.: Sports Editors Pella & Porush Tackle Some Early Season NBA Headlines

By Ryan Porush

Thunder & Lightning The Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to the fast start we expected, but at 8-2 the Thunder may be even better than advertised. Kevin Durant is continuing to grow and improve, which is saying ...

January 9, 2012

Gauchos Top CSF 77-64, Improve to 2-0 Big West

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team captured its second straight Big West win in the Thunderdome last Thursday night, beating visiting Cal State Fullerton 77-64 in the team’s conference home opener. With the win, the Gauc...

December 1, 2011

Johnson’s 36 Points Not Enough to Top UNLV

By Ryan Porush

In front of a loud and restless crowd, the UCSB men’s basketball team fell to visiting No. 18 UNLV 94-88 in double overtime in one of the best games at the Thunderdome in recent memory. “We left everything out there ...

November 18, 2011

Gauchos Continue Home Action Against Westmont

By Ryan Porush

On a roll through two games this season, the UCSB men’s basketball team will look to remain hot when it hosts cross-town NAIA opponent Westmont College in the Thunderdome Friday night. “It’s a huge cross-town rival...

November 16, 2011

Gauchos Trample Broncos 89-56

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team walked away from the Thunderdome Tuesday night with a convincing 89-56 thrashing over visiting Santa Clara, dominating the Broncos from beginning to end. “I am extremely pleased,” Hea...

November 16, 2011

NFL Football: Week 11: Power Rankings

By Ryan Porush

1.) Green Bay Packers (9-0) — This team is going 16-0. And winning the Super Bowl. Aaron Rodgers is going to win MVP, and will set multiple quarterback records this season. They will go down as (one of) the best teams ...

November 15, 2011

Gauchos Host Santa Clara in T-Dome

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will face its first Division I opponent Tuesday night when the team hosts visiting Santa Clara in a nonconference game. “We are looking forward to coming out and trying to stay hot,” ...

November 14, 2011

Gaucho Offense Rolls Past Chapman

By Ryan Porush

On Friday night in the Thunderdome, the opening tip went up for grabs and the UCSB men’s basketball team caught fire offensively. Behind a lights-out 58 percent shooting performance, the Gauchos opened the 2011-2012 se...

November 7, 2011

UCSB Buries S.F. State in Exhibition Opener

By Ryan Porush

Basketball is back in the Thunderdome. In front of a large and eager home crowd, the UCSB men’s basketball team opened its season with a 67-51 exhibition win over visiting San Francisco State Saturday night. “You don...

November 4, 2011

Gauchos Open Up Season With Exhibition Game At Home

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will open up its 2011-2012 campaign Saturday night when it hosts San Francisco State in an exhibition game. The two-time defending Big West tournament champion Gauchos will look to reach ...

October 26, 2011

Raiders Take a Step Back With Palmer Trade

By Ryan Porush

In Madden franchise mode, it is frustratingly difficult to trade for a future first-round pick. Those things are valuable building blocks for a team, even if they only contain future value. Successful football teams are ...

October 20, 2011

Those Crazy San Francisco 49ers

By Ryan Porush

My high school basketball coach used to say, “Why not us, why not now?” Most of the team usually dismissed him, figuring it was just the scotch talking. I imagine San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh sending a...