Columns/Features

Sports Editors’ Welcome: Kristen Henneman

September 26, 2013 by

Sports Editor Kristen Henneman's contagious enthusiasm and love for UCSB sports just might make you forget she's not a Laker fan.
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Recapping the NBA Offseason’s Biggest Storylines

August 27, 2013 by

Every year, between the NBA finals in June and the beginning of the preseason in October, basketball fans are forced to suffer. SportsCenter essentially becomes an endless feed of Baseball Tonight e...
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A-Rod’s Suspension Changes the Way MLB Looks at Cheaters

August 27, 2013 by

The suspension we all knew was coming and have waited for was finally handed down by Major League Baseball, and with that also comes one of the most historic falls of a professional athlete we’ve ev...
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Kobe Bryant: Down But Not Out

May 31, 2013 by

  For the past 17 years, the world’s best basketball players have asked the same question. How do you stop Kobe Bryant? Through countless games, fadeaways, dunks, spin moves, bumps and bruises ...
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Nexus Staff Writers Say Their Goodbyes

May 29, 2013 by

Well folks, I am here to say farewell. It has been four years here and I’ve been working at the Daily Nexus for the last two, and I am really glad I got to work here. I have decided that the best wa...
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Nexus Staff Writers Say Their Goodbyes

May 29, 2013 by

So here it is; my final article for the Daily Nexus. I was pretty stumped on what to write about and how to write it. In the past when I didn’t know what to write on, I’d choose something that I a...
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The Top Five Reasons to Watch the WNBA This Season

May 24, 2013 by

The WNBA turns 17 today with the tip-off to a new season. As a young league, and with many critical of the women’s game, the WNBA has had to prove itself time and time again. Nevertheless, the leagu...
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UCSB To Begin Loco Rewards Program

May 23, 2013 by and

Walking into Harder Stadium for the first men’s soccer game of the year in 2010, 15,896 fans packed the stadium and created a lasting first impression of UCSB athletics for any newly initiated Gauch...
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Here We Buy, Here We Stay

May 20, 2013 by

I have to say, I thought they were gone. When the deal from hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer arose in January to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, it seemed too incr...
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Mariano Rivera Proving To Excel Despite Age

May 17, 2013 by

When Yankees manager Joe Girardi is preparing for bed at the end of the night, he makes a phone call to one of his employees to prepare a fine bottle of wine. It is always the same bottle; it has one ...
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LeBron James Deserved A Unanimous MVP

May 17, 2013 by

For those of you that follow NBA basketball, it was absolutely no surprise that LeBron James of the Miami Heat won the prestigious MVP award. In doing so, he joins elite company. He becomes just the f...
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UCSB Student-Athletes Honored at Golden Eagle Ceremony

May 14, 2013 by

Most colleges say they take pride in their student athletes and their success, not only in their sport but in the classroom as well. At UCSB, we don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. Last nigh...
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Rose Smart For Sitting Amid Playoffs

May 10, 2013 by

Having LeBron James on your team doesn’t guarantee you an automatic victory, as evidenced by the Chicago Bulls stealing game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals from the Miami Heat. Similarly, ...
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Man U Must Move on Without Sir Alex Ferguson

May 10, 2013 by

The moment Manchester United fans have been dreading for years is finally upon us. Yes, the most legendary manager in English football, Sir Alex Ferguson, is stepping down after this season, signaling...
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The Young Warriors Versus the Veteran Spurs: Stephan Curry Takes Golden State to Victory

May 8, 2013 by

  The NBA playoffs are really about one thing: who is playing the best basketball right now.The Golden State Warriors are that hot team. In the first round, Golden State upset third-seed Denver a...
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