Sports

April 18, 2011

AQB: MLB Low on T-shirts?

By Sports Editor

Amidst the NBA playoff insanity, Cincinatti Reds pitcher Mike Leake went to Macy’s and stole ten six-dollar T-shirts. And got caught.

April 18, 2011

Women’s Tennis: UCSB Closes Out Regular Season With Two Wins

By David Russo

The No. 74 UCSB women’s tennis team ended the regular season with two wins, defeating Loyola Marymount 6-1 on Saturday and #60 UC Irvine 4-3 on Sunday. The Gauchos (13-9 overall, 5-3 Big West) finish the regular season...

April 18, 2011

Men’s Volleyball: UCSB Ousted By Trojans in Straight Sets

By David Russo

The No. 6 UCSB men’s volleyball team lost at No. 1 USC on Saturday in straight sets 25-21, 25-21, 30-28. The Gauchos (14-14 overall, 11-11 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) now enter the postseason having lost four o...

April 18, 2011

Softball: Team Takes Series 2-1 Against UCR

By Kristen Henneman

The only thing on the mind of UCSB Head Coach Brie Galicinao after Sunday’s heartbreaking loss to UC Riverside was: “We want it back.”

April 18, 2011

Baseball: Gauchos Swept in Road Games Against No. 7 Fullerton

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Despite leading the majority of the time this weekend, the UCSB baseball team was swept in a three-game series by No. 7 Fullerton, losing all three games by one run.

April 18, 2011

UCSB Ends Season With Win

By Kyle Detz

UCSB men’s tennis righted its sails with a 5-2 victory over Loyola Marymount Sunday at the Recreation Center courts, ending a six-match skid while clinching the No. 4 seed in the Big West Tournament.

April 15, 2011

Women’s Water Polo: Team Heads to OC for Pair of Conference Matches

By Joshua Greenberg

The No. 16 UCSB women’s water polo team heads into their final weekend of the regular season set to face off against two conference rivals on the road: No. 19 Long Beach State on Saturday and No. 10 UC Irvine on Sunday...

April 15, 2011

Baseball: Team Heads to No. 9 Fullerton for Three-Game Series

By Brent Pella

UCSB baseball will continue conference play with a road series at No. 7 Cal State Fullerton this weekend. Fullerton, reigning Big-West champion and the top-ranked team in the league, is currently 5-1 in the Big West.

April 15, 2011

UCSB Upset by Waves

By Kyle Detz

The No. 6 UCSB men’s volleyball team never recovered after dropping the first set to No. 13 Pepperdine at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, eventually losing the match in straight sets 27-29, 16-25 and 21-25. The los...

April 13, 2011

UCSB Steals Two From Roadrunners

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB softball increased its winning streak to seven, sweeping Cal State Bakersfield in two nonconference wins 5-2 and 11-1 Wednesday at RR Softball Complex.

April 13, 2011

AQB: The NBA’s Jersey Sale Numbers are In

By Sports Editor

LeBron James passed Kobe Bryant for the NBA’s highest jersey sales this year, the first time he’s won since his rookie season. AQB wonders what that must mean for the NBA as a whole?

April 13, 2011

Breaking Down the NHL’s Western Conference Quarterfinals

By Josh Deitell

It’s that time of year again: taxes, snappa and playoff hockey. The NHL playoffs are a succession of best-of-seven series matchups. It takes 16 wins to hoist the Stanley Cup. With the rules out of the way, here’s the...

April 13, 2011

Surfers Leave the Ocean, Charge Upstream in Indo

By Elliott Rosenfeld

  I have constantly complained to my peers and family that my life is plagued with indecision — I can’t make up my goddamn mind about anything. One of the biggest downsides to that has been my inability to choos...

April 12, 2011

AQB: Jimmer Fredette is Too Famous

By Sports Editor

The Prince of Provo himself, Jimmer Fredette, was asked by BYU to take his classes online because he’s too famous and it disrupts his peers’ learning. Only in Utah.

April 12, 2011

UCSB Falters Late Against Northridge

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

In control of the game and up 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning, UCSB allowed Northridge to rally and score two runs for a 3-2 victory over the Gauchos. Junior left-handed pitcher Zak Edgington made his first start a...

April 12, 2011

Green Advice for Green People: Not All Underperforming Sluggers Should Be Treated Equally

By Joshua Greenberg

One of the most precarious situations for fantasy owners is when he or she has to deal with that player (or players) that they drafted to be the star on their team but started off the season in a funk. But how do you kno...