Ryan Porush

October 12, 2011

Kobe on Campus: Black Mamba Visits UCSB

By Ryan Porush

Leaning forward in his chair, Kobe Bryant widens his smile as he graciously accepts a bag of UCSB souvenirs from professor Jon Spaventa in a Rec Cen classroom. “I really appreciate this,” Bryant said as he put on a U...

October 6, 2011

The Detroit Lions Get Their Roar Going

By Ryan Porush

The Detroit Lions have been the doormat of the NFL for pretty much my entire adulthood. The last time this recent laughing stock of the league made the playoffs was in 1999, 12 years ago. The Lions are now 4-0 for the fi...

September 27, 2011

Sunday Funday: The League of Extraordinary Quarterbacks

By Ryan Porush

[media-credit name=”Ian Sander” align=”alignleft” width=”250″][/media-credit]Lloyd Christmas: “I’m ready for commitment, Harry! The first time I set eyes on Mary Swanson, I just go...

September 21, 2011

Letters From Your Editors: (Ryan Porush/Brent Pella) Welcomes You To The Daily Nexus Sports Page

By Ryan Porush

Hello, my name is Ryan and I am one of your proud new sports editors. I am kind of obsessed with sports. You could say I bleed Gaucho blue and gold (and occasionally red). A couple things about me: I believe that basketb...

September 15, 2011

Gauchos Tour Canada in Offseason

By Ryan Porush

Although the UCSB men’s basketball team doesn’t officially open its season until November, the two-time defending Big West Tournament champions have had a busy offseason, going 4-1 in an offseason exhibition tour o...

December 8, 2010

College Cup Team Previews: #3 Akron Zips

By Ryan Porush

Reaching the College Cup is nothing new for the University of Akron men’s soccer team. For the second consecutive year, the Zips will be playing for a chance to win the national championship.

November 22, 2010

Women’s Volleyball Caps 2010 Season with Win over Riverside

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women’s volleyball team closed out its 2010 season Saturday night on the road with a 3-0 sweep of UC Riverside.

November 19, 2010

Women Look to End on High Note

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will close out its 2010 regular season campaign on the road Saturday night at UC Riverside.

November 16, 2010

Sunday Funday: Musings from the NFL’s Week 10

By Ryan Porush

From a great NFL season that just keeps giving and giving, here are a few observations from last week:

November 16, 2010

Dana Vargas: Born to Dominate

By Ryan Porush

Her “Dare To Be Great” poster hanging over the front entrance to the Thunderdome reads: “Dare To Win.” And that is exactly what senior setter Dana Vargas has done for the women’s volleyball team since she stepp...

November 15, 2010

Weekend Split All but Ends Gaucho Postseason Hopes

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women’s volleyball team split its final two home games of the year this weekend, beating UC Davis 3-2 before losing to Pacific by the same margin.

November 13, 2010

Gauchos Drop Heartbreaker to Pacific

By Ryan Porush

On a night in which UCSB honored its three seniors in their final home game, the Gauchos lost to Pacific 3-2, all but eliminating them from playoff contention.

November 12, 2010

Volleyball Prevails Over Davis at Home

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women’s volleyball team persevered Friday night, beating UC Davis 3-2 in an epic comeback after being down 2-0.

November 11, 2010

Volleyball Looks to Close Out Regular Season on High Note

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will host Big West foes UC Davis tonight and Pacific tomorrow night in its last two home matches of the season.

November 9, 2010

Sunday Funday: Back in Black (and Silver)

By Ryan Porush

The entire time I was writing this column, a little voice in my head was saying, “The Raiders? Really? The Raiders?” It has been that long since the silver and black has been relevant. But credit must be given where ...

November 7, 2010