Sports

Friday Night: It’s Going to Be Loco

September 26, 2013 by

Don't miss the Gauchos take on Stanford this Friday night in the first home game of the year.
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UCSB Opens Big West Play vs. Long Beach

September 26, 2013 by

With a new coach and a new system, there have been a lot of firsts for the UCSB women’s volleyball team this season. This weekend, the Gauchos will be looking for another first as they try to win th...
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Gauchos Ready for Season Under New Head Coach

August 28, 2013 by

After a disappointing record last season, women's volleyball is starting off a new season with coach Nicole Lantagne Welch at the helm. This will be the first time in 38 seasons that the legendary Kat...
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UCSB Ready to Reclaim Big West Crown

August 28, 2013 by

After missing the postseason for the first time in six seasons after injuries rattled the squad, the UCSB men’s soccer team looks to once again return to its place atop the Big West Conference this ...
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Veteran Squad Brings Back Firepower

August 28, 2013 by

After finishing as the No. 7 collegiate program in 2012, the UCSB men’s water polo team is again positioned for another successful fall campaign. The 2013 corps will feature an experienced squad tha...
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Gauchos Look Strong on the Backline

August 28, 2013 by

A new season with a different attitude brings a new motto: Believe. That is the saying going around the UCSB women’s soccer team this year and that which the players have embraced as they prepare fo...
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Recapping the NBA Offseason’s Biggest Storylines

August 27, 2013 by

Every year, between the NBA finals in June and the beginning of the preseason in October, basketball fans are forced to suffer. SportsCenter essentially becomes an endless feed of Baseball Tonight e...
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A-Rod’s Suspension Changes the Way MLB Looks at Cheaters

August 27, 2013 by

The suspension we all knew was coming and have waited for was finally handed down by Major League Baseball, and with that also comes one of the most historic falls of a professional athlete we’ve ev...
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UCSB Alumnus Brian Shaw To Coach Denver Nuggets

June 26, 2013 by

Former UCSB basketball legend Brian Shaw was officially named head coach of the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, his first opportunity to lead a team of his own after coaching in the NBA since 2005. Shaw ha...
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Kobe Bryant: Down But Not Out

May 31, 2013 by

  For the past 17 years, the world’s best basketball players have asked the same question. How do you stop Kobe Bryant? Through countless games, fadeaways, dunks, spin moves, bumps and bruises ...
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UCSB Begins Journey to College World Series

May 30, 2013 by

For the first time since 2001, UCSB will get to enjoy postseason baseball. In just his second season as head coach, Andrew Checketts has guided his team into the playoffs. The Gauchos made a major pus...
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Nexus Staff Writers Say Their Goodbyes

May 29, 2013 by

Well folks, I am here to say farewell. It has been four years here and I’ve been working at the Daily Nexus for the last two, and I am really glad I got to work here. I have decided that the best wa...
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Nexus Staff Writers Say Their Goodbyes

May 29, 2013 by

So here it is; my final article for the Daily Nexus. I was pretty stumped on what to write about and how to write it. In the past when I didn’t know what to write on, I’d choose something that I a...
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Women’s Basketball: New Look, Same Style

May 29, 2013 by

At this time last year, the UCSB women’s basketball team was coming off a Big West Championship and NCAA postseason berth with almost the entire team returning for this season. This year, that isnâ€...
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Gauchos Compete at NCAA Regionals

May 28, 2013 by

The UCSB track and field teams were well-represented this past weekend with 12 athletes going to Austin, Texas for the NCAA West Regionals. During the three-day competition, the Gauchos saw seniors Je...
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