Sports

Armchair QB: Brett’s Slab

January 3, 2011 by

Apparently Brett Favre is being sued by team massage therapists for treating them like “hanging slabs of meat.” AQB thought they were the ones that were supposed to be treating his hanging slab of...
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2011 Season Set to Open

January 3, 2011 by

Stacked with seniors, the UCSB men’s volleyball team looks poised to make a run for the national title. The Gauchos won the UCLA SAC tournament in November and closed the fall preseason with a recor...
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Speace’s Pieces: Kobe and the Lakerettes

January 3, 2011 by

Kobe will always be Kobe. Whether Phil Jackson likes it or not, Kobe is always going to hoist up shots when he decides that the win is slipping from the Lakers’ grasp.
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Sports Briefs

January 2, 2011 by

Men’s Basketball After upsetting #22 UNLV in Vegas 68-62 on Dec. 15, the Gauchos (7-5 overall) went 2-2 in their remaining games over Winter Break, with wins against Cal Baptist and Fresno Pacif...
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Teams Close 2010 With Home Victory

January 2, 2011 by

Even without half of its squad, the UCSB men and women’s swimming and diving team still celebrated the New Year with a win against West Virginia at Campus Pool this past Friday.
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Gauchos Catch Fire Over Holiday Break

January 2, 2011 by

While most students relaxed this holiday season, UCSB women’s basketball was hard at work.
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Duo Shoots 34 Percent in Gaucho Loss to Undefeated SDSU

December 18, 2010 by

After upsetting #22 UNLV on Thursday, the UCSB men's basketball team was unable to contain #10 SDSU at the Viejas Center in front of a sold-out crowd on Saturday night.
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Gauchos Take Down #22 UNLV for Third Straight Victory

December 15, 2010 by

After Justin Joyner made his second consecutive three pointer from the right corner early in the second half, he knew his team had what it takes to beat #22 UNLV.
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College Cup Team Previews: #4 North Carolina Tar Heels

December 8, 2010 by

Sometimes a victory takes playing even more than the usual 90 minutes. Sometimes it even takes more than one overtime period. For the North Carolina Tar Heels this postseason, victories have taken jus...
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College Cup Team Previews: #1 Louisville Cardinals

December 8, 2010 by

The #1 Louisville men’s soccer team began its 2010 campaign either unranked or ranked at, or near, the bottom of the list in all five of the major college soccer polls. Going undefeated and tying on...
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College Cup Team Previews: #10 Michigan Wolverines

December 8, 2010 by

After winning the Big Ten title, Michigan earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and ended the regular season ranked 19th in the country in only its 11th season as a program.
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College Cup Team Previews: #3 Akron Zips

December 8, 2010 by

Reaching the College Cup is nothing new for the University of Akron men’s soccer team. For the second consecutive year, the Zips will be playing for a chance to win the national championship.
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Gaucho Soccer: Cultivating a Legacy

December 8, 2010 by

As a fan of UCSB soccer, it would be easy to get used to the success: nine consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, a National Championship in 2006, 16 All-Americans and 14 current professional playe...
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Nunnally’s 29 Leads Gauchos to Second Straight Home Win

December 1, 2010 by

The UCSB men's basketball team brought its record back to .500 on Wednesday night at the Thunderdome, defeating Loyola Marymount 77-67 after shooting 68 percent from the field in the second half.
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Gaucho Water Polo Closes Out Season With Loss

November 29, 2010 by

The #7 UCSB men’s water polo team (12-12 overall) concluded its 2010 season with a disappointing sixth-place finish in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference Tournament.
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