Sports

January 16, 2013

Kathy Gregory Announces Retirement

By Caleb Shoffner

On Monday, it was announced that the only head coach the UCSB women’s volleyball program has ever known would retire. On Tuesday afternoon, Head Coach Kathy Gregory officially announced in a press conference full of su...

January 16, 2013

He Said, He Said: The MLB Hall of Fame

By Tanner Gore, Caleb Shoffner

Bonds and Clemens in, Sosa Out The results of the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame election were announced last week and the controversy is still simmering. For just the eighth time since its inception in 1936 and the first ti...

January 16, 2013

UCSB Faces Westmont in Season Opener

By Michael Jorgenson

The UCSB men’s tennis team will be looking to start its season off strong when it hosts Westmont on Wednesday. The Gauchos will try to build on last season’s efforts, as they finished just two points short of winning...

January 15, 2013

Patriots, 49ers Favorites To Reach Super Bowl

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

This NFL postseason has been a tale of two weeks. The wild card round was one of the worst rounds of playoff football in recent memory, with really only one game providing a somewhat compelling ending. This past week’s...

January 14, 2013

UCSB Snaps Two-Game Losing Streak Against UC Davis

By Kristen Henneman

One team was going to break its losing streak. With a dominating 58-43 performance over UC Davis, the UCSB women’s basketball team snapped a two-game skid and won its first game at home in its last six appearances. The...

January 14, 2013

UCSB Splits Weekend Series in Nor Cal

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Despite receiving a pair of monster performances from sophomore center Alan Williams, the UCSB men’s basketball team split its two conference games this week. UCSB dropped an 80-62 game at Pacific on Thursday before ea...

January 14, 2013

Gauchos Drop First Away Game of Season

By Mark Salay

The first road game of the season did not go as planned for the No. 9 UCSB men’s volleyball team as it lost in five sets against No. 11 Cal State Northridge Friday night, snapping the team’s three-game win streak. Th...

January 11, 2013

Pacific Tigers

By Kristen Henneman

With this year being the University of the Pacific women’s basketball team’s final year in the Big West conference, the Tigers are looking for a way to make it special. Voted to finish second in the Big West in the p...

January 11, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: Cal Poly Mustangs

By Mark Salay

As defending regular season Big West champions, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team will enter the season with much to prove after losing key players from last year’s squad to graduation. Picked to finish fourth in ...

January 11, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: Cal State Northridge Matadors

By Kristen Henneman

Last year, a young Cal State Northridge women’s basketball team surprised everyone, finishing second in the Big West. This year, nobody will be shocked if the Matadors top the conference. At 9-5 overall and 3-0 to star...

January 10, 2013

Gauchos Sweep in Conference Opener

By Mark Salay

Playing in its first conference game of the season last night at Rob Gym, the No. 9 UCSB men’s volleyball team had a dominating performance against No. 6 Long Beach State, sweeping the 49ers in three sets 25-17, 25-21 ...

January 10, 2013

Hall of Fame Voting Shows PED’s Legacy on MLB

By Tanner Gore

For just the eighth time since its inception in 1936 and the first time since 1996, the National Baseball Writers Association of America did not elect a new member to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In fact, five writers even...

January 9, 2013

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

By Caleb Shoffner

The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team is the newest member of the Big West Conference and is taking no time to establish itself as a contender. The newcomers were picked to finish fourth by the preseason media...

January 9, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: Long Beach State 49ers

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The defending Big West Champion, Long Beach State men’s basketball team graduated four of its five players from last year’s starting lineup, but the 49ers were once again picked as preseason favorites to repeat as co...

January 9, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: Cal Poly Mustangs

By Mark Salay

After surprising many with last season’s fourth-place finish in the Big West, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team plans on doing more of the same this year as it looks to finally break through in a conference with no ...

January 9, 2013

Cal State Fullerton Titans

By Tanner Gore

The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team is living up to their preseason hype. Picked to finish second in the Big West, the Titans currently sit in a tie for second in the conference at 2-1 and 8-6 overall. They h...