Sports

February 26, 2013

World Baseball Classic: MLB’s Friend or Foe?

By Tanner Gore

Tired of watching meaningless spring training baseball games? Me too. Good thing the 2013 World Baseball Classic begins this weekend. The first WBC was held in 2006 and was played every three years until 2009, when it sw...

February 25, 2013

UCSB Splits Series Against San Francisco

By Caleb Shoffner

In its first home series of the year, the UCSB baseball team split its four games against San Francisco. The Dons move to 3-5, taking both games in Saturday’s doubleheader while the Gauchos now hold a 4-3 record after ...

February 25, 2013

UCSB Earn Fourth at MPSF Championships, Yamauchi Earns MPSF Swimmer of the Year

By Josh Fiacco

Junior Sophia Yamauchi has been named MPSF Swimmer of the Year after making headlines this past weekend at the MPSF Championships. Yamauchi came away from the competition with two individual wins and two team relay wins ...

February 25, 2013

Gauchos Break Even Against Fierce Competition at Mary Nutter Classic

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team had a disappointing weekend in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, losing three out of their four games and dropping to 9-5 on the season. The Gauchos came into their final game of the weekend agai...

February 24, 2013

Underwood Carries Gauchos to Victory

By Kristen Henneman

Behind a career night from senior forward Sweets Underwood, the UCSB women’s basketball team handily defeated Cal State Northridge 66-55 at home. The win was the 13th consecutive victory over the Matadors. Breaking a t...

February 24, 2013

Gauchos Blow Lead, Drop Third Straight

By Kristen Henneman

For a struggling UCSB men’s basketball team, a break from conference play for the ESPN BracketBuster game could have been a chance to gain confidence heading into the homestretch of the season. Instead, the Gauchos ble...

February 22, 2013

Lucky Number 13

By Kristen Henneman

The last time the UCSB and Hawaii women’s basketball teams played in Hawaii, the game went down to the final buzzer. Last night’s matchup between the same two teams was no different. Unlike the last matchup, though, ...

February 22, 2013

Gauchos Prep to Face Top Competition in Classic

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB softball team is off to a great start this season at 8-2, and will be looking to continue its early success this weekend in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. It will need to do so in upset fashion, however, as...

February 22, 2013

UCSB Downs USC For First Road Win of Season

By Mark Salay

After a stretch of untimely errors and heartbreaking defeats, the UCSB men’s volleyball team finally prevailed on the road last night, defeating No. 9 USC 3-1 for its first road win of the season. Losers of 10 of the l...

February 22, 2013

UCSB Hosts Sacramento State in BracketBusters

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Losers of two straight and seven of the last eight games, the UCSB men’s basketball team could not have asked for a nonconference game at a better time. The Gauchos will host Sacramento State on Saturday as part of the...

February 22, 2013

Gauchos Play Dons in Home Opener Today

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team is 2-1 after one weekend of baseball and will ride its two game winning streak into this weekend’s home opening series against the University of San Francisco. The Gauchos get their first taste o...

February 21, 2013

Gauchos Prep to Host First Place Hawaii

By Kristen Henneman

At just 3-7, the UCSB women’s basketball team has struggled at home this season. It will need to find the answer tonight when the team takes on conference leader Hawaii in the second of its three game home stand. The G...

February 21, 2013

UCSB Women Head to MPSF Championships

By Josh Fiacco

The UCSB’s women’s swim and dive team traveled to Monterey Park, California on Wednesday to compete in the MPSF Championships. Diving Championships will begin today in Colorado Springs and both legs of competition wi...

February 20, 2013

More Than Just a Small-Town Boy

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Some of the biggest stars have humble, small-town roots. For Taran Brown, a native of Wyoming, the transition from small-town boy to college basketball player has shown he has the potential to be a star in the making. As...

February 20, 2013

UCSB Falls to Pepperdine in Straight Sets

By Mark Salay

Despite playing only one hour away from Santa Barbara, the road continues to give the UCSB men’s volleyball team trouble as the Gauchos lost last night against No. 4 Pepperdine three sets to none. The Gauchos now find ...

February 20, 2013

Lakers at a Crossroads Without Owner Jerry Buss

By Tanner Gore

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost a legend. Long-time majority owner and real estate magnate Dr. Jerry Buss has died at the age of 80. Buss bought the Lakers in 1979 and created a modern-day empire. His teams hung an NBA ...