Columns/Features
When the worst team in playoff history knocks out the defending Superbowl Champions it makes for an interesting storyline. However, the story stops this Sunday as Seattle’s magic is going to run out...
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The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers have no trouble opening up a can of whoop-ass. This is a classic smash mouth, all-out brawl between two of the toughest defenses in the league.
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I’ll take Atlanta over Green Bay any day. As fantasy critics rightfully claim, quality individual statistics don’t always translate to team-wide success. This isn’t the case with the Falcons.
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As of Jan. 11 at 3:43 p.m., Carmelo Anthony is still a Denver Nugget, and the team has publicly warned New Jersey against further public discussion of a proposed three-team, 16-player (you read that r...
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For senior forward Mekia Valentine, the UCSB women’s basketball team has been more than just a team. It has been a family. And for the Gauchos, Valentine has been more than an average player; she ha...
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Sports have referees to reduce violence in sports. Every once in awhile, they do a halfway decent job. Aside from each referee’s (in)ability to call fouls consistently, the simple fact of their pres...
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As you can see by my measurements, I’m not exactly the thickest fellow. I’ve been this way my whole life. It can be annoying because it’s hard to tell when I’m out of shape until I’m wheezin...
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Since my pre-pubescent years, I’ve wanted to pickle my feet in ocean brine all over the world. But at the moment, I don’t have the time to be a wave crusader all day and night.
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Kobe will always be Kobe. Whether Phil Jackson likes it or not, Kobe is always going to hoist up shots when he decides that the win is slipping from the Lakers’ grasp.
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How does one judge defense without the clear-cut statistics of other sports like baseball and basketball? The answer? Ask Gaucho seniors Sam Hayden and Michael Boxall.
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Most owners would say a good fantasy day is any day you get to put another check mark in the win column. They aren’t entirely wrong, but they aren’t seeing the big picture: A good fantasy day shou...
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From a great NFL season that just keeps giving and giving, here are a few observations from last week:
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Congratulations to Betzaida Herrera, the World Miss Reef 2010 Bikini Contest Champion.
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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 ...
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
“Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut
“The Giver” by Lois Lowry
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
“Wicked” by Gregory Maguire
“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath
"The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
“1984” by George Orwell
“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
