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2021 MLB Award Predictions

October 4, 2021 by

As the Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season is coming to an end, there are many candidates to take home the best awards the MLB has to offer. Some awards are more certain than others, but with a...
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Powerhouses Collide This Weekend, Alabama and Georgia Remain Unscaved

September 23, 2021 by and

Year in year out there are powerhouse college football teams expected to be in the Top 25 college football rankings. The first that comes to mind is the dominant University of Alabama Sooners, coached...
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Week 2 NFL Recap

September 23, 2021 by

At the end of the first week of this young NFL season, half of the teams in the league were tied for first place, as they were undefeated at 1-0. However, after Week 2, only seven undefeated teams rem...
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Messi and PSG’s Staggering Summer Transfers

August 30, 2021 by

With the dust settling from Lionel Messi’s historic transfer from his boyhood club, Barcelona, to nine-time French champions Paris Saint-Germain, it is likely that many are starting to come to terms...
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2021 National Football League Preview

August 30, 2021 by

With many teams looking competitive to start the year, this NFL season looks to be an entertaining one.
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United States Major Sports Took Major Victories at the Olympics

August 22, 2021 by and

Every four years the Olympics give some of the United States’ best athletes a chance to compete for medals, some of the U.S. major sports are still being represented in the Olympics, like soccer, ba...
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Credit: Amberly Young

Blazing the Path for More United States Podiums

August 5, 2021 by

The United States has had major success in track and field. In recent years, however, the newspapers and headlines have turned their heads towards one of the greatest athletes of all time, Usain Bolt....
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The United States’ Path To Repeat With the Most Summer Olympic Gold Medals

July 25, 2021 by

The United States has been dominating at the Summer Olympics for years on end. This year looks to be the same case, as numerous U.S. athletes are heavy favorites for gold medals in Tokyo. 
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Messi Drives Into the Copa America Semifinals as Ronaldo Spins Out of the Euros

July 10, 2021 by

Messi has led Argentina to the Copa America finals — the second biggest tournament for Argentina outside of the World Cup. On the other hand, Ronaldo has been knocked out of Europe’s biggest tourn...
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The Euro 2020 Is Finally Underway

June 25, 2021 by

Every four years in European soccer, there is an international break for club’s biggest stars to compete with their national teams to win the European championships.
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UCSB Women’s Ultimate Recruiting for 2020-2021 Season

October 6, 2020 by

 The Burning Skirts will be holding a virtual information session this Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 8 to 9 p.m., and they encourage anyone with even a speck of interest to attend and hear more about their te...
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Marella To Swim Ten Miles for COVID Relief

August 13, 2020 by

Rather than donate to a countrywide organization, Marella has opted to raise funds for Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara County.
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UCSB Intramural Faces No Lag in Building Out Successful ESports Program

June 16, 2020 by

Despite a pre-COVID reluctance, the Intramural team seems to have embraced ESports
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Alum Recounts How Kobe Brought Purple & Gold Euphoria to UCSB

January 30, 2020 by

Kobe had shown himself to be, without a doubt, the most accessible Laker, the kindest one and the most devoted to his fans. 
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Leading the Charge: Women of the UCSB Surf Team Turn the Tides Against Sexism

October 10, 2019 by

Even though I.V. may seem to be a haven to those who share a love of the ocean, struggles for female surfers lurk just below the surface.
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