Sports

May 4, 2012

UCSB Travels South to Face UC Irvine

By Brent Pella

Tied for the No. 3 spot in the Big West, the UCSB baseball team faces No. 5 UC Irvine this weekend in one of the last three league series of the season. The Gauchos are currently tied with Cal Poly at 9-6 in the Big West...

May 4, 2012

UCSB Places Fifth in Final Competition

By Caleb Shoffner

In its final outing of the season, the UCSB men’s golf team finished fifth out of nine schools in the Big West Championship at the La Quinta Mountain Course on April 29, 30 and May 1. The Gauchos shot 867 over the thre...

May 4, 2012

Gauchos Play in Final Homestand

By Mark Salay

After a disappointing series loss to UC Davis last weekend, the UCSB softball team returns home for a three game series against rival Cal Poly this weekend. The loss against Davis cost the Gauchos control of the No. 1 sp...

May 4, 2012

UCSB Heads to Final Events Before Competing in Big West Championships

By Kristen Henneman

While most of the UCSB track and field team rests this week in preparation for the Big West Championships next weekend, four members will head to UC Irvine for the Big West Multi Championship while others will participat...

May 3, 2012

NHL: Five Players to Watch:

By Sports Editor

1.) Philadelphia Flyers, Center, Claude Giroux #28 Giroux has proved time and time again that he can elevate his game when his team needs it most. A passionate player who possesses a rare combination of creativity, skill...

May 3, 2012

Noe Knows: The 2012 NHL Playoffs

By Multimedia Editor

Just three weeks into postseason action and there have already been plenty of surprises, momentum swings and heroics on display thus far in the 2012 NHL playoffs. As the stakes grow and the physical play picks up (as it ...

May 2, 2012

UCSB Ends Season in Fourth Place

By Joshua Greenberg

Over the weekend the No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team took fourth place in the 2012 Big West Tournament, held in Davis. The Gauchos ended the regular season with a 19-13 record overall and a 3-2 record in the Big We...

May 2, 2012

Your Fantasy Team: Managers on Managers on Managers

By Joshua Greenberg

I’ve got bad news: You aren’t the only one managing your fantasy team. Now, before you get all indignant and bitchy, let me just say that it isn’t your fault. See, these “other” managers manage everyone’s fan...

May 1, 2012

An Athlete of All Arenas

By Joshua Greenberg

Looking back over Ruth Milne’s career, it’s hard to imagine that at one point she was only a few dollars away from never touching a water polo ball.   The junior goalkeeper broke UCSB’s all-time saves record j...

April 30, 2012

Gauchos Down Cal Poly in Dual Meet

By Kristen Henneman

In a dual meet Saturday against conference foe Cal Poly, both the men’s and women’s track and field teams captured victory for UCSB. While the men defeated the Mustangs 104-96, the women dominated 116-86. “There we...

April 30, 2012

Winners, Losers and Bruisers

By Joshua Greenberg

After a torrid weekend filled with trades, excitement and disappointment, the 2012 NFL Draft is finally behind us, and once again a bunch of people my age are about to make millions of dollars right out of college becaus...

April 30, 2012

Winners, Losers and Bruisers

By Tanner Gore

Fifteen hours of my life were well spent this past weekend. With a pretty deep class of college talent coming out, a lot of teams were able to address glaring needs on their rosters. However, many teams seem to always ma...

April 27, 2012

2012 NBA Playoff Preview

By Brent Pella

This weekend, watch the NFL draft during commercials. Watch the NHL playoff highlights on Sportscenter. Because it’s NBA playoff time. The NBA hasn’t been this full of talent in more than 20 years, when teams like Jo...

April 26, 2012

Battle LA: The Lakeshow

By Ryan Porush

Make no mistake about it: the Los Angeles Lakers still own LA. Lob City is cute and all, but come playoff time, the Clipshow won’t cut it. For the first time in five years, the Lakers will enter the playoffs with expec...

April 26, 2012

Battle LA: The Blakeshow

By Brent Pella

The Los Angeles Clippers have undergone the biggest makeover the NBA has seen since Dennis Rodman donned a wedding dress in the ‘90s. A team that six years ago was acting as a prepubescent freshman elbowing his way thr...

April 25, 2012

The Art of Tanking

By Joseph Tapiro

As the regular season comes to a close, the NBA’s playoff-bound teams are beginning to shake off the dust of the regular season in hopes of obtaining a ring, while the bottom-feeders of the league are left packing for ...