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UCSB Brings in Three Recruits For Next Year

With a majority of players returning from last year’s squad, the UCSB men’s volleyball team will have only three recruits coming in for next season. Although the incoming freshmen bring athleticis...
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Gauchos Win Fifth Consecutive Series

UCSB baseball continues its roll after winning its fifth series in a row against Big West opponents, defeating Pacific on Friday and Sunday this weekend, but missing the sweep as the Tigers out pitche...
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Here We Buy, Here We Stay

I have to say, I thought they were gone. When the deal from hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer arose in January to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, it seemed too incr...
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Mariano Rivera Proving To Excel Despite Age

When Yankees manager Joe Girardi is preparing for bed at the end of the night, he makes a phone call to one of his employees to prepare a fine bottle of wine. It is always the same bottle; it has one ...
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Women’s Lacrosse Finishes Season as National Runner-Up

Just last Saturday, the UCSB women’s lacrosse team had a chance to do the impossible. Following the “Cinderella Story” script set by underdogs of the past, the Gauchos upset one top ranked-team ...
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LeBron James Deserved A Unanimous MVP

For those of you that follow NBA basketball, it was absolutely no surprise that LeBron James of the Miami Heat won the prestigious MVP award. In doing so, he joins elite company. He becomes just the f...
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UCSB Brings In 14 for 2013 Recruiting Class

Despite losing only three seniors from last year’s team, the UCSB women’s soccer team will welcome 14 new players for its 2013 recruiting class. Following a season where the team struggled putting...
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Gauchos Know How to Close

The UCSB baseball team is in the midst of its busiest week of the season but that does not seem to be slowing the team down any. The Gauchos have now won six of their last seven games with a victory o...
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Nicole Lantagne Welch Ready To Lead New UCSB Dynasty

For the first time in over 38 years, there will be a new coach of the UCSB women’s volleyball team. In January, legendary coach Kathy Gregory announced her retirement as UCSB’s head coach. On Febr...
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Derek Masterson: A Winning Machine

Over the last few years, UCSB has had a string of national-caliber athletes come onto campus and excel. The 2012-2013 school year was no exception, with senior Derek Masterson capturing the Big West D...
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Returning to Top Form

After going 11 games to start the season without losing and earning a national ranking as high as No. 3, the UCSB men’s soccer team fell to Cal State Northridge Oct. 7. From there began a downward s...
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UCSB Student-Athletes Honored at Golden Eagle Ceremony

Most colleges say they take pride in their student athletes and their success, not only in their sport but in the classroom as well. At UCSB, we don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. Last nigh...
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Gauchos Win In Walk-Off Fashion Again

The Gauchos have walked off again. The UCSB baseball team walked off in the bottom of the ninth inning for the second time in just over a week. Last Sunday, junior left fielder Joey Epperson hit a wal...
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UCSB Takes Two in Final Series of the Year

The UCSB softball team played its final games of the season this past weekend, taking two out of three home games against UC Riverside. The Gauchos end the season with the third-best record in the Big...
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UCSB Places Second at Big West Championship

Just 24.5 points separated UCSB from winner Long Beach State at the Big West Men’s Track and Field Championships after a dominant performance by the 49er throwers. Meanwhile, on the women’s side, ...
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