Sports

September 30, 2010

Volleyball Takes On #21 Long Beach State

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB women’s volleyball team will look to capture its fourth straight win Friday, when it takes on #21 Long Beach State in its Big West home opener, followed by a home match against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.

September 30, 2010

Gauchos Lose Road Match to Titans

By Mark Bogard

Despite their many scoring opportunities, their complete control of the match and their confidence going in against a team they had beaten 11 times in a row coming in, the #17 Gauchos were unable to beat Cal State Fuller...

September 30, 2010

Nuglets of Wisdom: Tar, Seaweed and Finding a Surf Niche

By Elliott Rosenfeld

I used to get a lot of dirty comments about the big bottle of Johnson’s Baby Oil Gel I keep in the shower rack.

September 30, 2010

Freshmen Feature: Newbies Play Beyond Their Years

By Ryan Eagleson

While senior utilities Milos Golic and Zsombor Vincze have taken much of the spotlight this season because of their status as two of the best utilities in the nation, much of the team’s success is owed to two freshmen:...

September 29, 2010

Speace of Mind: 2010’s NFL QB Shuffle

By Julia Speace

So I’m now deeply invested in this ABC Family friendly show called Friday Night Lights. Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe not, but it’s superb.

September 29, 2010

Green Advice for Green People: Player Rankings Overrated

By Joshua Greenberg

Fantasy football Web sites like www.espn.go.com like to make a big deal out of their player rankings. They hold them up as gospel and would like you, the humble fantasy owner, to unquestioningly follow their advice. T...

September 28, 2010

Big West Play Begins at Fullerton

By Mark Bogard

Coming off of one of their most emotional matches in recent memory, Gaucho soccer (3-2-2 overall) heads to Fullerton today to play the Titans in their first conference match of the year.

September 28, 2010

Sunday Funday: Michael Vick, Yay or Nay?

By Ryan Porush

Michael Vick is the fucking man. The dude is seriously amazing. And with his recent success, we as fans are faced with a dilemma: Do we root for Vick?

September 27, 2010

Bulldogs, Britney Spears and Red Cards

By Julia Speace

Editors Note: Julia Speace is a senior defender on the Gaucho women’s soccer team, as well as a regular contributor to the Daily Nexus with her professional sports column titled “Speace of Mind.” Printed in this ed...

September 27, 2010

SB Places Eighth in Invitational

By Joshua Greenberg

On Saturday, the UCSB men’s cross country team traveled to Palo Alto to compete in the Stanford invitational eight-kilometer race, where they finished in eighth place amongst 26 teams.

September 27, 2010

Gauchos Can’t Hang Against Irvine

By Ryan Eagleson

After defeating #6 Irvine last weekend in the NorCal Tournament at UC Berkeley, the #5 UCSB men’s water polo team lost to the Anteaters 11-5. “This is embarrassing,” senior utility Milos Golic said. “Nothing went...

September 27, 2010

Gaucho Offense Rolls, #6 Ranked Bruins Struggle

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s soccer team prevailed Friday night after 75 minutes of scoreless soccer, beating #13 UCLA 2-0 in front of a record crowd of 15,896 at Harder Stadium. With the victory, the Gauchos (3-2-2) were able to av...

September 26, 2010

Irvine No Match for Dominant UCSB

By Joshua Greenberg

UCSB women’s volleyball concluded a five-week road trip over the weekend with matches at CSU Northridge on Friday and at UC Irvine on Saturday.

September 26, 2010

Gauchos Can’t Hang Against Irvine

By Ryan Eagleson

After defeating #6 Irvine last weekend in the NorCal Tournament at UC Berkeley, the #5 UCSB men’s water polo team lost to the Anteaters 11-5.

September 26, 2010

Gauchos Beat Bruins at Harder

By Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s soccer team prevailed Friday night, beating #7 UCLA 2-0 in front of a record crowd at Harder Stadium.

September 23, 2010

UCSB Hosts Bruins at Harder

By Ryan Porush

This is what it’s all about. The Friday night lights will be bright when the UCSB men’s soccer team clashes with #7 UCLA at Harder Stadium in a rematch of last year’s third-round NCAA tournament playoff game.