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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

January 9, 2013 by

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

January 9, 2013 by

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 favor...
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Big West Men’s Basketball: Cal Poly Mustangs

January 9, 2013 by

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...
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Cal State Fullerton Titans

January 9, 2013 by

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...
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Big West Men’s Basketball: UC Davis Aggies

January 9, 2013 by

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 co...
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Nexus Sports Predicts NFL Playoff Winners

January 8, 2013 by

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 wee...
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UCSB Downed by Long Beach at Home

January 7, 2013 by

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 ha...
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Gauchos Lose in Big West Final Rematch

January 7, 2013 by

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 ov...
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Gauchos Place Fifth in UCSB Invitational

January 7, 2013 by

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

January 7, 2013 by

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 fro...
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Gauchos Searching for Six

November 30, 2012 by

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....
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Three Gauchos Earn 2012 All-Big West Honors

November 30, 2012 by

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 F...
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UCSB Looks to Snap Two-Game Losing Streak

November 30, 2012 by

After losing two straight games, the second a 68-40 blowout to Wyoming, the UCSB men’s basketball team travels to face Santa Clara on Saturday night in search of its first road win of the season. Sa...
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UCSB to Compete Against Swimming Elite

November 30, 2012 by

Seven of the best swimmers on the UCSB swim and dive team will be competing in this weekend’s U.S. Swimming Winter Nationals in Austin, Texas. In the biggest swim meet since the Olympic Trials in su...
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Giants Make Bold Statement Against Packers

November 29, 2012 by

Just when everyone was ready to discount the New York Giants as legitimate contenders, they make a statement showing they are still one of the most dangerous teams in the NFL. That statement came on S...
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