Sports

October 14, 2010

Speaces Pieces: Brett Favre SUCKS

By Julia Speace

I used to like him. I really did. With the whole, “aw, shucks” persona he had going, Brett Favre was hard to dislike.

October 14, 2010

Sunday Funday: NFL Wide Open in Week Six

By Ryan Porush

Like Paris Hilton’s legs on any given night, the NFL is wide open this year.

October 13, 2010

Green Advice for Green People: For Every Fantasy Injury, an Upside

By Joshua Greenberg

For coaches as well as fantasy owners, an injury to a star player can decimate playoff hopes. But no matter who gets hurt, the season rolls on. You need to be able to roll with it. No matter how much that boo-boo hurts, ...

October 13, 2010

Nuglets of Wisdom: When Life Gives You Lemons, Go Fishing

By Elliott Rosenfeld

I’m becoming more and more convinced that the longer I spend in close association with the ocean, the more I need its comfort. I haven’t surfed in about a week, and the couple of weeks before this one I was only able...

October 13, 2010

Mustangs No Match for Gauchos

By Mark Bogard

In yet another match that went down to the wire, the UCSB men’s pulled out a 2-1 victory over Cal Poly behind junior midfielder Luis Silva’s last-minute goal on Tuesday.

October 12, 2010

Bright Future for Gaucho Volleyball Behind Two Surprise Freshmen Starters

By Ryan Porush

Two freshmen have impressed immediately for the UCSB women’s volleyball team, contributing in a big way. Starting libero Kelly Heenan and outside hitter Kara Sherrard have both been crucial for Santa Barbara (10-8 over...

October 11, 2010

Blue-Green Rivalry Kicks Off at Harder

By Mark Bogard

Coming off of a dominant performance against Cal State Fullerton, Gaucho soccer welcomes conference rival Cal Poly to town tonight to kick off what Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg calls “the biggest week of the season.”

October 11, 2010

UCSB Splits Weekend Pair of In-Conference Matches

By Ravi Bhatia

In its first two games at Harder Stadium since mid-September, the UCSB women’s soccer team beat Cal State Northridge 1-0 on Friday night but then lost a heartbreaker to #19 UC Irvine 2-1 after two overtimes on Sunday a...

October 10, 2010

Softball Opens Preseason With a Bang

By Alex Schlick

UCSB softball kicked off their preseason schedule on Saturday in a big way, taking a double-header win against Cal State Monterey Bay. The Gauchos got a chance to bat all the way through their line-up and it was decided ...

October 10, 2010

UCSB Kicks Off Season With Tourney

By Sports Editor

UCSB women’s tennis opened its 2010-11 season this weekend, hosting the inaugural UCSB Classic. The tournament featured players from UCSB, Pepperdine, Arizona, BYU, Cal Poly, Denver University and Eastern Washington Un...

October 10, 2010

Gaucho Volleyball Drops Cal Poly, Improves to 4-1 Big West

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women’s volleyball team persevered on the road Saturday night, surviving a late comeback by Cal Poly to beat the Mustangs 3-2.

October 10, 2010

Weekend Perfection for #5 Gauchos

By Ryan Eagleson

Senior utility Milos Golic notched his 246th career goal with the Gauchos this weekend, breaking a 27-year-old record as the #5 UCSB men’s water polo team defeated both Concordia and Harvard in a Sunday doubleheader.

October 8, 2010

Gauchos Face Conference Rival

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will travel to Cal Poly on Saturday to take on the Mustangs in a Big West showdown. On Wednesday, the Gauchos lost 3-1 in a nonconference match at Pepperdine. “It was a tough loss, bu...

October 8, 2010

Gauchos Face Big West Foes at Harder

By Ravi Bhatia

October 8, 2010

Tennis Team Set to Start With ITA

By Joshua Greenberg

Last season saw the UCSB women’s tennis team reach a mark of 13-11 and 6-3 in conference, only to fall to UC Irvine in the semifinals of the Big West Conference Championship. Friday morning will mark the start of the f...

October 6, 2010