Sports

Gauchos Return to MPSF Playoffs

April 21, 2011 by

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

April 20, 2011 by

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...
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’Chos to Kick Off Series v. 49ers

April 20, 2011 by

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 stand...
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AQB: Think Your Job Prospects are Bad?

April 20, 2011 by

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

April 19, 2011 by

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

April 19, 2011 by

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 Universit...
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Haddow’s Homer Drowns Waves in 15th

April 19, 2011 by

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...
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AQB: Lamar Odom’s New Hardware

April 19, 2011 by

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:
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Hoop Dreams: The Motherlist of All NBA Lists

April 18, 2011 by

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 f...
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UCSB Takes Home 3rd in WWLL Tourney

April 18, 2011 by

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 ...
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Gauchos Close Regular Season

April 18, 2011 by

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 ...
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AQB: MLB Low on T-shirts?

April 18, 2011 by

Amidst the NBA playoff insanity, Cincinatti Reds pitcher Mike Leake went to Macy’s and stole ten six-dollar T-shirts. And got caught.
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Women’s Tennis: UCSB Closes Out Regular Season With Two Wins

April 18, 2011 by

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

April 18, 2011 by

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 postseaso...
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Softball: Team Takes Series 2-1 Against UCR

April 18, 2011 by

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.”
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