Sports

February 5, 2013

UCSB Ends Homestand, Faces Cal Baptist

By Mark Salay

After putting an end to its six-game losing streak last Friday, the No. 12 UCSB men’s volleyball team looks to keep riding the momentum tonight at Rob Gym against No. 14 Cal Baptist. Playing in the final match of their...

February 5, 2013

Reviewing the Awards and Top Moments of the NFL Season

By Tanner Gore

The 2012-13 NFL season is in the books and the Baltimore Ravens have been crowned champions. All they had to do was endure the preseason injury to last year’s NFL Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs, rally aroun...

February 4, 2013

UCSB Wins 40th Straight Against CSUF

By Kristen Henneman

Usually when Head Coach Carlene Mitchell makes her patented five-man line change, she’s looking for an increase in intensity, which is exactly what she got. After blowing a 10-point lead and watching the score become a...

February 4, 2013

Gauchos Snap Six-Game Skid, Defeat Tritons

By Mark Salay

Despite losing six straight games, the No. 12 UCSB men’s volleyball team delivered its best performance of the season in a must-win game against No. 13 UCSD, winning three sets to one. Led by senior middle blocker Dyla...

February 4, 2013

Gaucho Comeback Falls Short in Irvine

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Santa Barbara fell behind early in the first half against UC Irvine, and despite a furious second-half comeback, the Gauchos dropped a 62-60 decision off a game-winning three-pointer from Irvine. Sophomore center Alan Wi...

February 4, 2013

UCSB Sweeps in Final Home Meet of Year

By Josh Fiacco

UCSB’s swim teams bounced back after a rough stretch by sweeping Saturday’s dual meets at Campus Pool against the University of the Pacific and Loyola Marymount. The return home proved fruitful, as the women’s swim...

February 1, 2013

Keeping the Streak Alive

By Kristen Henneman

After a devastating 45-42 loss to ninth-place Riverside last night in a game that went down to the buzzer, the UCSB women’s basketball team will have to rebound quickly to take on Fullerton Saturday as the team looks t...

February 1, 2013

UCSB Looks to Break Three-Game Losing Skid

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Times are tough for the UCSB men’s basketball team, but it is still fighting hard without its best player in sophomore center Alan “Big Al” Williams. Santa Barbara, losers of three-straight by an average of fewer t...

February 1, 2013

Gauchos in Need of Win, Attempt to Snap Six-Game Skid

By Mark Salay

Entering tonight’s game riding a six-game losing streak, the No. 13 UCSB men’s volleyball team will play its third game of the week tonight against No. 11 UC San Diego at Rob Gym. “I think we’ll be ready to play....

February 1, 2013

UCSB Starts Season With Three Matches at Home

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB women’s tennis team kicks off its regular season with a three-game home stand this weekend, playing against Northern Arizona on Friday, San Jose State on Saturday and the University of San Francisco on Sunday....

February 1, 2013

Gauchos Seek Win in Final Home Meet

By Josh Fiacco

UCSB swim and dive will look to rebound from a recent rough patch with a return to their home pool this Saturday. Both the men and women will compete against the University of the Pacific, while the women will also compe...

January 31, 2013

UCSB Hungry for Third Straight Win

By Kristen Henneman

Tonight against UC Riverside, the UCSB women’s basketball team will have the opportunity to do something they have yet to do all season: win three consecutive games. The Gauchos enter tonight’s game in a three-way ti...

January 31, 2013

Gauchos Swept by Irvine, Drop Sixth Straight

By Mark Salay

Playing just one day after its worst loss of the season against Princeton University, the No. 12 UCSB men’s volleyball team rebounded with a better performance against No. 2 UC Irvine last night at Rob Gym. In three cl...

January 30, 2013

Super Bowl Issue

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The Super Bowl is more than just an athletic event; it is a cultural phenomenon. It is the biggest and by far the most highly-watched television event in the country each year. This year’s Super Bowl is unique in featu...

January 30, 2013

Key Matchups and Advantages

By Caleb Shoffner

Kaepernick/Gore vs. Ravens’ Linebackers Caleb Shoffner The two leading men in this year’s Super Bowl will have many chances to go head to head. Young star Colin Kaepernick and seasoned veteran Ray Lewis will most cer...

January 30, 2013

49ers’ Defense Key in Super Bowl Victory

By Tanner Gore

There is no shortage of storylines for this year’s Super Bowl. John and Jim Harbaugh will become the first brothers to coach against each other in a championship game. The only time it has happened in any kind of game ...