Sports

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...

January 9, 2013

Big West Men’s Basketball: UC Davis Aggies

By Caleb Shoffner

The UC Davis men’s basketball team enters this season looking to improve on what was a very difficult first season for Head Coach Jim Les. Last year, the Aggies were 5-26 and 3-13 in the Big West conference. So far thi...

January 8, 2013

Nexus Sports Predicts NFL Playoff Winners

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Legends are made in the postseason, and with the divisional rounnd of the NFL playoffs here, some teams and players have a chance to make names for themselves. But only four teams can advance next weekend in their quest ...

January 7, 2013

UCSB Downed by Long Beach at Home

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Facing defending Big West Champion Long Beach State, the UCSB men’s basketball team fell 77-70 on Saturday at the Thunderdome after a comeback attempt fell short. The Gauchos fell behind by 10 at halftime only to bounc...

January 7, 2013

Gauchos Lose in Big West Final Rematch

By Kristen Henneman

It was the same matchup from last year’s Big­ West Championship game, but the result was different. The UCSB women’s basketball team fell to Long Beach State 45-52 on the road, dropping to 5-9 overall and 1-1 in the...

January 7, 2013

Gauchos Place Fifth in UCSB Invitational

By Mark Salay

Despite last year’s disappointing finish to the season, hopes are running high for the No. 13 UCSB men’s volleyball team after a positive performance at the UCSB Asics Invitational. The Gauchos began the season this ...

January 7, 2013

Christmas Day Games Showcase the NBA’s Best Match-Ups

By Kristen Henneman

For any basketball fan, NBA basketball on Christmas Day is always something to look forward to. For anyone’s schedule that looked like mine, you got up early to open presents and then unwound in front of some of the be...

November 30, 2012

Gauchos Searching for Six

By Kristen Henneman

The St. Mary’s women’s basketball team has never won a game in the Thunderdome and UCSB would like to keep it that way when it hosts the Gaels Saturday. UCSB currently holds a 2-4 record while St. Mary’s enters the...

November 30, 2012

Three Gauchos Earn 2012 All-Big West Honors

By Caleb Shoffner

Despite a season in which the UCSB women’s volleyball team finished 16-17 and 9-9 in the Big West conference, three players received great praise for their play this season. Freshman libero Taylor Formico and junior ou...