Sports

January 28, 2011

Swim and Dive Closes Season With Dual Meet

By Brent Pella

The first home meet of 2011 is also the last of the season for UCSB men and women’s swimming and diving, and will once again have UCSB race against a high level of competition. Last year’s Big West Conference champio...

January 27, 2011

#12 UCSB Kicks Off Homestand v. #8 Michigan

By Joshua Greenberg

After a week long hiatus that followed three road wins to open the season, the UCSB women’s water polo team, ranked 12th in the nation, will return home to play six games spanning Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

January 27, 2011

Squad Takes on Florida in National Indoor Tourney

By Mark Bogard

Despite facing a torturous back-to-back matchup to open its season — the preseason #61 Gauchos were pitted against #21 Pepperdine and #6 UCLA — UCSB’s schedule doesn’t lighten up yet as they travel to Florida to ...

January 27, 2011

Top-Ranked USC Overpowers UCSB

By Kirk Reed

The Gaucho men’s volleyball team put up a strong fight against #1 USC on Wednesday night at Rob Gym, but the Trojans were able to make a pair of key runs, allowing them to win the match in straight sets (25-20, 25-22, ...

January 26, 2011

Gauchos Hit the Road to Face Mustangs

By Ravi Bhatia

The last time the UCSB men’s basketball team played Cal Poly at Mott Gymnasium in San Luis Obispo, the team lost 60-57 after the Mustangs made a layup and hit two free throws in the final 30 seconds.

January 26, 2011

Gauchos Host Cal Poly in Rivalry Game

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

The Blue-Green rivalry is set to kick off on Thursday when the UCSB women’s basketball team hosts Cal Poly at the Thunderdome. Leading the all-time series 50-15, the Gauchos hope to continue their winning ways over the...

January 25, 2011

Amchair QB: Super Bowl Titties

By Sports Editor

AQB wants to throw a Superbowl party, yet one roommate is “impartial” to throwing one because he “hates the Steelers and the Packers.” And all AQB wanted was to drink and watch all the commercials with the tittie...

January 25, 2011

Nuglets of Wisdom: Columnist Deems Self Asshole, Cries

By Elliott Rosenfeld

My editors forced me to address my problem with the word “I” before they allowed me to write anything else this week.

January 25, 2011

UCSB Takes On No.1 Trojans

By Kirk Reed

It’s time for the Gauchos to bring the noise.

January 24, 2011

Balanced Attack Leads Gauchos to Pair of Wins

By Joshua Greenberg

UCSB’s women’s water polo wrapped up its opening weekend with a 3-0 record, beating CSU East Bay on Friday 14-8 before demolishing Sonoma State 15-4 at the Cal Mini Tournament in Berkeley on Saturday.

January 24, 2011

How to Train Your Sports Editor: Want to Change Your Life? Change Your Lifestyle

By Mark Bogard

Once you get to the inside of the exercise world — of which I am now a part, thank you very much — there are a number of myths and legends that persist. One of the most popular is that getting in shape is a “lifest...

January 24, 2011

“The California Kid”

By Kirk Reed

At first glance, the long brown hair and laid back character of Urijah “The California Kid” Faber do not quite match the fighter’s achievements as a champion of mixed martial arts. His Santa Barbara roots may have ...

January 24, 2011

AQB: MMA is Gnarly.

By Sports Editor

AQB initially dismissed MMA fighting as classless boxing for the petty borgeoise. Then he watched Urijah Faber highlights.

January 24, 2011

AQB Says: To the letter senders…

By Sports Editor

To the two people who sent e-mails to the Sports Eds. about Julia Speace's NFC/AFC preview:

January 23, 2011

Gauchos Pull Out Win v. Northridge in Straight Sets

By Kirk Reed

Fifth-ranked UCSB men’s volleyball smashed #11 Cal State Northridge in straight sets Friday night (25-22, 25-9, 25-20) in one of its best offensive performances of the year. The Gauchos bounced back from a pair of loss...

January 23, 2011

UCSB Falls to Rival UNLV in Road Meet

By Brent Pella

Competing away from home is tough for any team, especially when traveling seven hours away on the road and more than 2,000 feet up in elevation. These factors were apparent during UCSB’s meet in Las Vegas, as both the ...