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Gauchos Blow Lead, Drop Third Straight

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. Inst...
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Lucky Number 13

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 la...
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Gauchos Prep to Face Top Competition in Classic

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 ...
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UCSB Downs USC For First Road Win of Season

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. L...
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UCSB Hosts Sacramento State in BracketBusters

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 Sat...
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Gauchos Play Dons in Home Opener Today

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...
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Gauchos Prep to Host First Place Hawaii

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 ga...
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UCSB Women Head to MPSF Championships

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 le...
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More Than Just a Small-Town Boy

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 st...
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UCSB Falls to Pepperdine in Straight Sets

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. T...
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Lakers at a Crossroads Without Owner Jerry Buss

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. Hi...
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Gauchos Fall to Rival Cal Poly at Home

Most teams prefer to play at home — not the UCSB women’s basketball team. The Gauchos’ home struggles continued Saturday as they dropped a critical game to Cal Poly 65-56. Santa Barbara is now 4...
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UCSB Opens 2013 Season With Solid Offense

The UCSB softball team played well as the hosts of the Gaucho Classic this weekend, finishing with a 3-2 record and improving to 8-2 on the season. Despite dropping two games to its toughest opponent ...
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UCSB Running This Rivalry

As the youngest team in the Big West, the UCSB men’s basketball team has shown it can compete with the top teams in the conference. However, as injuries have piled up this season, the Gauchos have h...
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UCSB Seeks Revenge in Blue-Green Rivalry Game

The Blue-Green Rivalry game is always an intense matchup, but this Saturday, a potential Big West title could be on the line. The UCSB women’s basketball team is currently in a three-way tie for sec...
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