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Desperation Time: Playoffs on the Line

With only four games remaining in the regular season, the No. 25 UCSB men’s soccer team cannot afford to lose anymore. This weekend, the Gauchos will play their final home games of the regular seaso...
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UCSB Looks for Second Win in Blue-Green Rivalry

The UCSB women’s volleyball team has just one game this Halloween weekend, and it’s against rival Cal Poly. Santa Barbara this year holds a record of 12-12 and is tied for fourth place in the Big ...
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No. 3 Gauchos Look to Reach .500 in Conference Play, Host SoCal Foe No. 8 Pepperdine on Saturday

The No. 3 UCSB men’s water polo team will play its fourth Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of the season against its fellow Southern California rival in No. 8 Pepperdine this Saturday at Camp...
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Gauchos Face Rival Cal Poly in Last Match of Season

After two and a half months of disappointing but resilient play, the UCSB women’s soccer team will conclude its season this Sunday against rival Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. In a season marked by un...
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Breathe … Believe … Battle: Kerri Walsh Jennings

At WinForver’s most recent event last week in Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to sit down with three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings. Playing with partner Misty May-Treanor, the d...
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Foe to Family: Dion Acoff’s Journey to UCSB

In what head coach Tim Vom Steeg has called the most talented team he has ever had, Dion Acoff is an important piece. Not even a year ago, though, he was the enemy. “It’s different [going from ene...
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MLB Award Predictions: Best of the 2012 Season

The MLB regular season awards are set to be announced starting Nov. 12 through the 15. Here are some insights to the individual battles and some predictions.   American League Cy Young: David Pri...
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Adrian Peterson is Ready to Reclaim the NFL

A number of teams surprise every season as the NFL has the best parity and playoff turnover rate of any American professional sports league. One of the most surprising teams of this season is the Minn...
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UCSB Falls to Rival Cal Poly in Overtime

The game seemed locked up. It looked as if the No. 16 UCSB men’s soccer team had beaten rival Cal Poly. But a goal with 1:06 remaining in regulation and a golden goal almost exactly six minutes into...
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Gauchos Lose Friday, Win Saturday Night

The UCSB women’s volleyball team split its weekend games, sustaining its .500 record this season. after losing to Cal State Fullerton 3-2 on Friday and then defeating UC Riverside 3-1 on Saturday. O...
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UCSB Splits Weekend Matches

The No. 3 UCSB men’s water polo team split their two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation games over the weekend, losing 10-5 to UCLA on Saturday and beating UC Irvine 13-7 on Sunday, bringing their r...
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Gauchos Erupt to Beat CSUF

Coming off its first conference win of the season last weekend, the UCSB women’s soccer team went on the road still in contention for qualifying for the Big West Tournament. Despite salvaging a spli...
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Rivalry Renewed: UCSB and Cal Poly

In tonight’s blue-green rivalry game against Cal Poly, pride won’t be the only thing on the line. With only three points separating the four teams in the North Division of the Big West, the No. 16...
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Gauchos Look to Break Third Place Tie in the Big West

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will have an opportunity to move up in the Big West conference with two home league matches against Fullerton tonight and Riverside Saturday. Santa Barbara’s match...
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UCSB Varsity Men’s Crew To Compete In Prestigious Two-Day Rowing Tournament

UCSB’s men’s varsity club rowing team is heading to Boston this weekend to participate in the world’s largest multi-day rowing competition. The legendary “Head of the Charles” tourna- ment ...
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