Columns/Features

June 8, 2017

2017 Nexus Sports Awards – Under the Radar: Porter & Toler Represent WBB Along With Men’s Soccer’s Feucht as Breakout Stars

By Sean White, Tommy Pardini

Huge performances are better when they're least expected. Emerging for "Breakout Players of the Year" were Sarah Porter and Drea Toler for the UCSB women's basketball team, while Kevin Feucht held it down for the UCSB me...

June 8, 2017

2017 Nexus Sports Awards – Leading the Gaucho Pack: Bonnie Henrickson and Marty Davis Earn “Nexus” Coach of the Year Awards

By Sean White, DJ Rubalcava

Winning "Coach of the Year" were UCSB women's basketball's Bonnie Henrickson and UCSB men's tennis' Marty Davis.

May 26, 2017

Orlando Magic Forward Aaron Gordon Surprises UCSB, Trains in Thunderdome

By Sean White

Expect the unexpected as the possibilities are endless here at UCSB as Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon made an appearance Thursday night to show fans love and get some shots up in the Thunderdome.

May 25, 2017

Deeper Than Hoops: Gabe Vincent Stands With UCSB

By Sean White

UCSB men's basketball star Gabe Vincent expresses his emotions regarding the three-year anniversary of the tragedy that took place on May 23, 2014.

May 25, 2017

Life Goes On: UCSB Baseball Reflects on Return to I.V. Post-Tragedy

By Jorge Mercado

Three years ago, the UCSB baseball team came back to a different type of I.V. then the one they left after the tragedy on May 23rd which affected everyone.

May 18, 2017

Work Hard Play Hard: Kayte’s Journey Beyond College Life and Basketball Stardom at UCSB

By Jorge Mercado

Kayte Christensen will be honored at 2017 Santa Barbara Court of Champions, but her journey to becoming one of best athletes/human being in general to come from the UCSB program has been a very telling story.

May 18, 2017

Changing the Culture: How Mays Helped Shape an Elite Tennis Program

By Richard Benites

Although the UCSB men's tennis team had its 2016-17 campaign recently ended, the impact of team captain and senior Morgan Mays will forever be etched in the program's return to dominance in the Big West.

May 18, 2017

Ball Is Life. But Could LaVar Be Detrimental to Lonzo’s NBA Career?

By Sean White

Once again, LaVar Ball broke the Internet this week and it's about time that our Sports Co-Editor provides his take on the role the father play's as his son Lonzo prepares for the NBA Draft.

May 11, 2017

Heir to the Throne: Why Giannis Will One Day Usurp LeBron

By Richard Benites

With time comes new superstars. According to staff writer Richard Benites, at the forefront of the new wave of NBA players on the rise is Giannis Antetokounmpo.

May 11, 2017

Returning the Favor: The Reintroduction of UCSB Women’s Tennis

By Andrew Hernandez

After winning its first NCAA Tournament match in program history last season, the UCSB women's tennis team entered its 2016-17 campaign even more determined to continue the ascension of the Gauchos return to glory.

May 4, 2017

Beyond the Shore: Taylor Helps Lead Best Buddies

By Tommy Pardini

Taylor Shore has other best buddies beside her beloved sport of water polo. The standout senior utility player on the UCSB women’s water polo team is a leader both inside and outside of the pool.

May 4, 2017

Institutionalized: Disbanning Social Injustices’ Cyclical Presence in Sports

By Sean White

Following the incident in which racially unjust behavior by some Boston Red Sox fans toward Baltimore Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones, Sports Editor Sean White paints the bigger picture of the situation that took place.

April 27, 2017

Behind the Seams: SDSU’s Chad Bible Won’t Allow Cancer to Strikeout His Dreams

By Austin Cole

UCSB junior second baseman Colton Burns believes he understands what has motivated the Aztecs to turn it around this year and his name is Chad Bible.

April 27, 2017

UCSB Gears Up for Summer Basketball Camps

By Sean White

Hoping to reestablish a winning culture both ona dn off the court, the UCSB men's basketball program revealed the significance of putting on events such as its upcoming summer camps.

April 27, 2017

Abolishing the NFL Draft: Resisting the Shield’s Flawed System for Incoming Players

By Spencer Ault

In honor of the 2017 NFL Draft beginning today, staff writer Spencer Ault gives his take regarding why the entire drafting system should be ended and give more control to the rookies preparing for the next level.

April 26, 2017

Meta Mock Draft: 2017 First-Round NFL Draft Broken Down

By Richard Benites

Staff Writer Richard Benites randomly selected the mock drafts of 25 of today’s top sports world analysts and isolated their popular majority per player and per draft pick. Let's have some fun.