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UCSB Drops Blue Devils in Front of 11,242 at Harder

Despite its whirlwind schedule — three important games in just five days — UCSB blew out the competition this weekend, beating #11 Duke 2-0 on Friday before pulling out a come-from-behind 4-3 vict...
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Gauchos Take Down Blue Devils at Harder

Ranked a full 42 places lower than  #11 Duke, UCSB upset the Blue Devils 2-0 on a drizzly night in front of a national television audience and11,242 fans at Harder Stadium. With the win, the Gauchos ...
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Stanford Visits SB for Conference Showdown

After playing their alumni this Saturday, the members of the #5 UCSB men’s water polo team will face off against #4 Stanford on Sunday in a match with the makings of an epic conference showdown.
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‘Chos Host Two at Harder

Last October, the Gauchos went from a 4-7-1 team to a NCAA tournament team, using a four-game October homestand to turn their season around.
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‘Chos Set to Take On #11 Duke

After three straight wins at home, including a last-minute 2-1 victory over Cal Poly on Wednesday, the Gauchos (6-3-2 overall, 3-1 Big West) will have their work cut out for them tonight when they tak...
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Gaucho Volleyball Takes Its Game North

The UCSB women’s volleyball team finishes off its four-game road trip against Pacific on Friday, followed by a match at UC Davis on Saturday.
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Armchair QB

Another sports agent bribing college athletes? Shit. And all this time AQB thought agents had spurned their reputations and become humanity’s finest examples of community and morality.
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Gaucho Ice Hockey Begins Season

The UCSB ice hockey club kicked off its inaugural season this past weekend, defeating UC Davis 9-6 and Fresno State 5-3 after losing its opener to Santa Clara 2-5.
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Speaces Pieces: Brett Favre SUCKS

I used to like him. I really did. With the whole, “aw, shucks” persona he had going, Brett Favre was hard to dislike.
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Sunday Funday: NFL Wide Open in Week Six

Like Paris Hilton’s legs on any given night, the NFL is wide open this year.
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Green Advice for Green People: For Every Fantasy Injury, an Upside

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

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...
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Mustangs No Match for Gauchos

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.
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Bright Future for Gaucho Volleyball Behind Two Surprise Freshmen Starters

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 Sant...
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Blue-Green Rivalry Kicks Off at Harder

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 o...
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