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Gauchos End Eight Game Losing Skid with 89-41 Victory over La Verne

The UCSB women's basketball team's total of 89 points in its win over La Verne on Sunday was its most in five years. The Gauchos' victory in their return home ended their eight game losing slump.
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Poor Rebounding Lands UCSB With Pair of Losses in Trip to Louisiana

Losses to Louisiana-Lafayette on Tuesday and LSU on Sunday extended the UCSB women's basketball team's slump to eight games. Inconsistencies rebounding the ball limited the Gauchos in their visit to L...
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Sparks Lit Before New Year’s: College Football Playoff Preview

The stage is set for the 2015 College Football Playoff: No. 1 Clemson is set to face No. 4 Oklahoma while No. 2 Alabama will take on No. 3 Michigan State. Staff writer Elliot Thornton breaks down the ...
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Nexus Top 10: Best Teams of the Super Bowl Era

The merger agreement between the NFL and AFL in 1966 prompted the nationally coveted game we all know as the Super Bowl. While this Top 10 list doesn't just include Super Bowl teams, staff writer Jorg...
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UCSB Takes a Trip to the Bayou State to Face LSU and La.-Lafayette

The UCSB women's basketball team hopes to end its six-game losing streak with a road trip to Louisiana to face LSU on Sunday and Louisiana-Lafayette next Tuesday.
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The Wild, Wild NFC East

Staff writer Jorge Mercado predicts how the NFC East will end the 2015 season, ranking each team within the division and claiming who he thinks will end the year atop the standings for the NFC East cr...
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Second Half Meltdown Leads to UCSB’s 70-63 loss to LMU, Prepare for Three-Game Road Trip

Despite a season-best 81.5 free throw percentage, the UCSB women's basketball team could not maintain its consistency in the second half in its 70-63 loss to Loyola Marymount on Friday.
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Ball Is Life? No, Kobe Is

It's been an emotional week for Laker fans as the final days of Kobe Bryant's career have officially arrived. Sports editor Michael Jorgenson discusses what the the Mamba's impact has truly meant for ...
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Gauchos Take On USC in 2015 Home Finale

UCSB got its offense going last week, but can the Gauchos keep it up hosting a Trojan team off to a hot 5-2 start?
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UCSB Drops Fifth-Striaght vs. Broncos, Host LMU on Friday

It was a poor shooting night for the UCSB women's basketball team, shooting 13-47 from the field in its 48-37 loss versus Santa Clara on Tuesday night. The Gauchos hope to end their five-game losing s...
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Osweiler to the Rescue in Denver?

As heartbreaking it has been to watch the regression of Peyton Manning this season, the emergence of fourth-year quarterback Brock Osweiler in place of Manning's absence due to injury has many wonderi...
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Gauchos Strike First, But No. 2 Clemson Pulls Off Late Sweet Sixteen Winner

The No. 15 seed UCSB men's soccer team's NCAA Tournament run fell just short in the Sweet Sixteen at No. 2 Clemson.
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Gauchos’ Foul Troubles End with Losses at Pepperdine and Wyoming, Host Santa Clara on Tuesday

A total of 59 personal fouls and its inability to make free throws landed the UCSB women's basketball team with losses to Pepperdine and Wyoming over the weekend. Santa Barbara is currently on a four-...
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NCAA Tournament Sweet 16: Gauchos Travel to No. 2 Clemson

UCSB takes the No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament across the country to face the No. 2 seed Clemson Tigers as it looks to prolong its postseason and search for its first NCAA Champoinship since 2006.
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Maturity Leading to CAM-V-P Calibur Season

An 11-0 start has Carolina Panthers' starting quarterback Cam Newton as one of the league's top MVP candidates in 2015.
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