Sports

Nuglets of Wisdom: Waves of Goodbye… Shredding the Last Tube

I wish I got up at the crack every day to charge it, but I didn’t. What it has boiled down to is me scoring when I catch that perfect window of opportunity — good waves, blowoff-able or nonexisten...
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Gauchos Finish Lackluster Season at BW Tournament

Battling a challenging course and blistering heat, the UCSB golf team struggled to a sixth place finish in the Big West Tournament. The Gauchos — entering the day in sixth place — shot a 22-ove...
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Hoop Dreams: Tweet Inspirations — LeBron and Blake

This week’s Tweet of the Week: Dmoses3 [April 19]: “The dude just said Blake griffin will win a championship before lebron, case in point why Ravi Bhatia needs to write about women’s basketb...
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Undefeated Club Rugby Heads North for Final Four

For the first time in Gaucho history, the UCSB men’s club rugby team (10-0) will progress to the Final Four, coming back from a halftime 17-0 deficit Sunday against Stanford (7-4) in the Round of 8 ...
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’Chos Drop Two of Three to Riverside

The road has not been kind to the Gaucho baseball team this season. After an impressive 4-1 mark in its home stand last week, UCSB went 1-2 against Riverside in a three-game series over the weekend.
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Long Beach State Notches Three-Straight in Weekend Domination

Superior pitching beat skilled offense this weekend when Long Beach State swept UCSB softball 5-0, 6-5 and 3-2 at the 49er Softball Complex.
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Gauchos Earn Spot in Final Four

UCSB shocked the world of men’s volleyball Saturday night with a five-set win over No. 1 USC at the Trojan’s Galen Center to capture the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Champion...
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Third-Seeded Gauchos Upset in First Match of Big West Tourney

The UCSB women’s water polo team lost any hope of gaining an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a loss in their first game of the Big West Tournament Friday.
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Gauchos Take MPSF Tournament Title Over USC

The UCSB men’s volleyball team defeated No. 1 USC last night to capture the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Championship. The Gauchos receive an automatic bid to the Final Four of...
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Gauchos Advance to MPSF Finals

The UCSB men’s volleyball team established the program’s reputation as one of the best in the nation with a dominating 3-1 (25-17, 26-28, 25-20, 25-23) victory over No. 3 Long Beach State in the s...
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Gauchos Host Sixth Seed Long Beach in Conference Tournament

This weekend, UC Santa Barbara will host the 2011 Big West Championship Tournament for women’s water polo. After finishing the season ranked No. 16 in the nation with a record of 16-11 overall and 3...
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UCSB to Begin Seven-Game Roadtrip

Following a 4-1 home stand, the UCSB baseball team will now pack up its bags for a seven-game road trip starting with a three-game series at Riverside today.
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Gauchos Prepare for Big West Championships

With the Big West Tournament set to begin today, the UCSB men’s tennis team is looking to channel some of its recent postseason magic that has helped it capture four of the last five league titles.
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UCSB Heads to Indian Wells for Conference Tourney

This weekend, the No. 64 UCSB women’s tennis team travels to Indian Wells for the Big West Championship Tournament. The Gauchos (13-9 overall, 5-3 Big West) are the fourth seed and will take on fift...
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Green Advice for Green People: Good to Be Bad

If you are in a fantasy baseball league that isn’t rotisserie style, you’re doing it wrong. That’s just a fact.
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