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A Bright Future for the WNBA

April 19, 2013 by

In its 17-year history, the WNBA has been the target of a lot scrutiny and criticism. That was not the case last Monday during the league’s draft, when the WNBA not only received positive media atte...
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History Made in the 2013 Masters Tournament

April 16, 2013 by

He can’t win the big one. He is good, but he will never win a major. He doesn’t have the clutch gene. These are only a few of the many criticisms that Adam Scott dismissed with his Master’s win ...
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The Clippers are the Team to Beat in LA

April 12, 2013 by

The Los Angeles Lakers have always dominated basketball in L.A., overshadowing the Clippers and stealing the attention. Not anymore. Fittingly, the Clippers defeated the Lakers last Sunday on national...
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The Top Performers After Week one of the MLB Season

April 9, 2013 by

The Major League baseball season is underway and the players are already treating fans with some unbelievable sights and stories. The Braves lead the charge with six wins and the Red Sox, Athletics, R...
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The NBA Playoff Picture

April 5, 2013 by

With the beginning of April comes an end to college basketball. March Madness will officially come to a close next Tuesday, but basketball fans should have no reason to worry. Why? Because just a litt...
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Nexus Sports Examines Hottest Teams in the NHL

March 6, 2013 by

The National Hockey League is back and the painfully long off-season lockout seems like ancient history. Although this season will only feature 48 games, it is proving to be worth the 119 day wait. Th...
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The Seventh Wonder of the World

May 16, 2012 by

As a freshman at UCSB, Barbara Nwaba didn’t know what the heptathlon was. Now, it may be the event that takes her to the Olympics. “I’ve always had big dreams and [the heptathlon] is what I thin...
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Freshmen Pair Makes Big Impact For UCSB

March 2, 2012 by

With one of the most heralded senior classes in the history of the UCSB men’s basketball team set to finish off its college career, two Gaucho freshmen have been making an unexpected and immediate i...
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Ex-Gaucho Excels At World Championships

February 29, 2012 by

Former UCSB sprinter and current Olympian bobsledder Nick Cunningham completed his participation in the World Championships this past weekend, driving his rookie team to finish ahead of a slew of expe...
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Nexus Sports Editors Say Their Goodbyes

May 26, 2011 by

From my position as sports editor this year, I got to see Gaucho sports in a way only a handful of people do. Unlike a school that attracts a handful of fans purely for athletics, UCSB fans tend to co...
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Nexus Sports Editors Say Their Goodbyes

May 26, 2011 by

When ESPN’s Jim Rome visited our campus on Alumni Weekend at the beginning of the month, Mark and I were invited to his reception at the Intercollegiate Athletics Building.
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Gaucho Baseball Goes Off the Record

May 19, 2011 by

On Wednesday, staff writer Paul-Michael Ochoa sat down three members of the Gaucho baseball team: Senior outfielder Mark Haddow, senior pitcher Nick Capito, and junior pitcher Matt Vedo. The team has ...
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Green Advice: The Right to Be Wrong

May 19, 2011 by

As surprising as it may seem, I don’t spend all of my time thinking about fantasy baseball. I am a man of Isla Vista, and as such, many subjects occupy my thoughts, from sports to politics to what I...
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Hoop Dreams: Words Hurt — An Untimely Look at NBA Fines

May 17, 2011 by

Phil Jackson was fined $35,000 for his verbal criticism of the officiating during the Mavs’ sweep of the Lakers. For the elbow to Maverick guard JJ Barea’s ribs, Laker center Andrew Bynum was fine...
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Gauchos Begin Final Four Competition

May 12, 2011 by

After an incredible undefeated season, the Gauchos (10-0) will face Bowling Green University (9-0) in the Final Four this afternoon at Steuber Rugby Stadium at Stanford University to fight for the tit...
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