Sports

February 16, 2011

AQB: The Bernie Madoff Defense

By Sports Editor

Bernard Madoff defended Mets owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon the other day, claiming “they knew nothing” about his Ponzi scheme. Fine, but...

February 14, 2011

How to Train Your Sports Editor: Week Seven

By Mark Bogard

In the first line of my first column, I said it’s hard to be skinny. You know what I’ve learned over the last few weeks? It’s hard to want be in shape, too.

February 14, 2011

‘Chos Take Ninth in Tourney

By Joshua Greenberg

The 12th-ranked UCSB women’s water polo took ninth in the 2011 Triton Invitational, a two-day tournament in La Jolla. The weekend saw the Gauchos fall early to Long Beach State 5-2, but then come back strong with 12-3,...

February 14, 2011

AQB: Spitting on the Links

By Sports Editor

Sorry for all the Tiger Woods news, but now he’s catching flack for spitting on a green this weekend. In what kind of a “sport” is a competitor not allowed to spit?

February 14, 2011

AQB: Dear Duke…

By Sports Editor

Dear Duke/members of the ACC: You may be better at basketball than we are, but you still live on the East Coast. How does dirty snow taste?

February 14, 2011

UCSB Exacts Revenge on Highlanders at Home

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After a 33-point loss to Riverside back in January, it is safe to say the UCSB women’s basketball team has improved greatly. On Saturday, the Gauchos hosted the same Riverside team, handily winning 59-37 and shutting t...

February 14, 2011

Speace’s Pieces: Shady Acquisitions

By Julia Speace

Forget TOMS shoes and flannel shirts. Stacking has become the ultimate trend of 2010-2011.

February 14, 2011

’Chos Split Dual Meet v. Cal Poly

By Brent Pella

A matchup of two conference rivals ended in a tie this weekend, when UCSB swimming and diving visited the Cal Poly Mustangs for a dual meet. The Gaucho men beat the Mustangs 116-114, while the women lost 142-99 in what w...

February 14, 2011

UCSB Serves Wyoming, San Francisco

By David Russo

The UCSB women’s tennis team continued its hot streak this weekend, sweeping both Wyoming on Friday and San Francisco on Sunday. The Gauchos improve their record to 5-1 overall.

February 14, 2011

Gauchos Take Pair From UCLA

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

After dropping the first game, UCSB won three consecutive games in front of a rowdy home crowd at Rob Gym on Friday night to beat #5 UCLA 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-20).

February 10, 2011

Anteaters Falter at the Thunderdome

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The UCSB women’s basketball team beat UC Irvine 70-56 on Thursday night at the Thunderdome, where the Gauchos improved their record to 13-10 (7-4 Big West).

February 10, 2011

Swimming Heads to Cal Poly

By Brent Pella

UCSB will compete against a familiar opponent this weekend when the team travels north to San Luis Obispo for a duel meet against Cal Poly. The first meet between these two teams was held at Campus Pool in November when ...

February 10, 2011

Gauchos Try For Two in a Row Against Bruins Tonight

By Kirk Reed

Fresh off a win at UCLA, the Gauchos host the Bruins tonight in Rob Gym at 7 p.m. UCSB (6-5 overall, 4-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) beat UCLA (7-6, 2-5 MPSF) earlier in the week and enter tonight’s rematch loo...

February 10, 2011

UCSB Wins Second In a Row, Heads to Irvine

By Brent Pella

Junior Greg ‘The Storke Tower’ Somogyi had five blocked shots and junior Orlando Johnson added 31 points as the UCSB men’s basketball team beat UC Riverside 59-47 on the road Thursday night.

February 9, 2011

UCSB Drops Bruins in Four at Pauley

By Kirk Reed

UCSB (7-5 overall, 5-4 MPSF) came out firing on the road against UCLA (8-6, 2-5) on Wednesday night, taking down the Bruins 3-1 at Los Angeles’ Pauley Pavilion.

February 9, 2011

Nicole Nesbit: Against Tall Odds

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Gaucho basketball’s Nicole Nesbit, standing at barely 5’5” may not be the tallest girl on the court, but she is one of the toughest and most athletic guards this school has ever seen.