Sports

August 22, 2021

United States Major Sports Took Major Victories at the Olympics

By Preston Espar, Garret Harcourt

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, baseball and basketbal...

August 16, 2021

USA Basketball faced unprecedented challenges at 2020 Olympics

By Preston Espar

At the 1992 Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, NBA greats such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird helped lead the United States to a gold medal in the first appearance of professional basketball players at ...

August 5, 2021

Blazing the Path for More United States Podiums

By Garret Harcourt

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.

July 25, 2021

The United States’ Path To Repeat With the Most Summer Olympic Gold Medals

By Garret Harcourt

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.

July 22, 2021

Michael McGreevy Taken 18th Overall; Two Other Gauchos Chosen in MLB Draft

By Oliver Bley

July 10, 2021

Messi Drives Into the Copa America Semifinals as Ronaldo Spins Out of the Euros

By Garret Harcourt

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 tournament by Belgium in ...

July 4, 2021

NCAA Athletes to Profit on Their Likeness After Supreme Court Ruling

By Ethan Gardner

The Supreme Court’s decision, although narrow in its reach, marks the initial step forward for those who wish to see collegiate athletes paid for their work.

June 25, 2021

The Euro 2020 Is Finally Underway

By Garret Harcourt

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.

June 20, 2021

UCSB Baseball Receive a Numerous Amount of End of the Season Awards

By Garret Harcourt

With 11 all conference players, and most being freshman or sophomores it is easy to see the future within the program.

June 12, 2021

Gauchos Play in the NCAA Regional Final, End Season 41-20

By Garret Harcourt

Although the UC Santa Barbara men’s baseball team finished as runners-up in the Big West, they still posted an impressive win percentage in a tough league. That was enough for the Gauchos to earn an at-large bid by the...

May 20, 2021