Sports

April 25, 2011

AQB: The Mythical Bear Hair

By Sports Editor

Just before the Grizzlies’ game-four win over the Spurs, guard Tony Allen briefly had an actual grizzly shaved into his hair before immediately removing it before tipoff. AQB says:

April 24, 2011

Baseball: Sunday Loss Ends Three-Game Win Streak

By Mark Bogard

Gaucho baseball split the final two games of its three-game conference series with Long Beach State this weekend, pushing the team’s record to 17-17 overall and 4-5 in the Big West.

April 24, 2011

Men’s Volleyball: Gauchos Upset No. 2 BYU, Advance to MPSF Semis

By Kirk Reed

The UCSB men’s volleyball team shows up when it matters most. In the program’s first conference playoff appearance in five years, the No. 7 Gauchos upset No. 2 BYU in four sets (25-21, 23-25, 26-24, 25-2), handing th...

April 21, 2011

UCSB Looks to Start New Streak v. Matadors

By Kristen Henneman

Playing Cal State Northridge this weekend, UCSB softball will take their home field with extra motivation after losing the final game of the series to UC Riverside last weekend, which snapped their nine-game win streak.

April 21, 2011

Gaucho Track Heads South for SD Invitational

By David Russo

Today and tomorrow, UCSB’s track and field team will be in San Diego for the UC San Diego Triton Invitational. The Gauchos are looking to hit their stride with only a few key meets left before conference championships.

April 21, 2011

Gauchos Return to MPSF Playoffs

By Kirk Reed

Postseason fever has swept through Gaucho athletics this year. The UCSB men’s volleyball team will compete in the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament for the first time since 2007, playing BYU tomorrow o...

April 20, 2011

Green Advice for Green People: Don’t Overlook Your League’s Overlooked Talent

By Joshua Greenberg

Most fantasy owners don’t trust rookies and other smaller names to be consistent. They are reluctant to use players who have not established themselves as household names, which can be a big mistake. Here, five players...

April 20, 2011

’Chos to Kick Off Series v. 49ers

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Hoping to maintain the momentum from Tuesday night’s 15-inning victory over Pepperdine, UCSB will host Big West foe Long Beach State in a three-game series starting today. Long Beach currently stands at 18-16 (5-4 Big ...

April 20, 2011

AQB: Think Your Job Prospects are Bad?

By Sports Editor

ESPN released a list of the best-paid athletes from around the world. It’s no surprise that A-Rod and Manny Pacquiao top it, but AQB’s favorite? It's not who you would think.

April 19, 2011

Speace’s Pieces: Why Do We Play? To Win the Games

By Julia Speace

The NBA playoffs come down to two things: wins and losses. When we criticize, analyze and scrutinize every single move of each team, coach and individual player, it is all for naught. The level and style of play is not i...

April 19, 2011

The 17th Weekly Photo of the Week: Time to Dance

By Sports Editor

The Gaucho women’s club lacrosse team earned an at-large bid to the WCLA National Championship Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona. On Wednesday, May 4, the team will face off against No. 10 University of Texas as a No. ...

April 19, 2011

Haddow’s Homer Drowns Waves in 15th

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After four hours of play, UCSB was ready to go home. Senior right fielder Mark Haddow ended the Gauchos’ longest game in program history with his two-out walk-off home run over the center field wall to secure a 3-2 win...

April 19, 2011

AQB: Lamar Odom’s New Hardware

By Sports Editor

Lamar Odom became the first Laker ever to win the NBA’s sixth man award yesterday. Second best athlete in the league? Maybe not. But look at it this way:

April 18, 2011

Hoop Dreams: The Motherlist of All NBA Lists

By Ravi Bhatia

I just want to confirm a few things in the NBA that nobody can agree on. This is meant to be the be-all end-all of NBA basketball lists, as the league stands in 2011. Any opinions that sway from the following are wrong. ...

April 18, 2011

UCSB Takes Home 3rd in WWLL Tourney

By Mark Bogard

The No. 8 Gauchos went 2-1 in three days over the weekend in the Western Women’s Lacrosse League Championship tournament, defeating No. 11 Cal Poly 15-11 to earn a third-place finish. [media-credit name=”Miranda ...

April 18, 2011

Gauchos Close Regular Season

By Joshua Greenberg

The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team split their final two games of the regular season over the weekend, holding off a late surge to beat CSU Long Beach 8-7 Saturday before losing 11-5 to No. 10 UC Irvine on Sunday.