Sports

Fantasy: Now for the Casual Fan

September 23, 2010 by

Mike’s Mom is the name of my fantasy football team. I created her three weeks ago. I picked the name because it implies things about the mother of my roommate, Mike, who’s also in the league.
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Water Polo Swims to Fifth in NorCal Tournament

September 20, 2010 by

The #6 UCSB men’s water polo team finished in fifth place at the Northern California Tournament this past weekend.
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Ladies End Preseason Tourney

September 16, 2010 by

The UCSB women’s volleyball team split its pair of games at the Comcast Lobo Challenge on Friday before ousting the University of New Mexico.
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SD Goes Under, Gauchos Float

September 16, 2010 by

The #6 UCSB men’s water polo team started the season by improving to 2-0, dominating #11 UC San Diego 16-6 in a nonconference game at Campus Pool.
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‘Chos Struggle At Minnesota Gold Classic

September 7, 2010 by

The UCSB women’s soccer team dropped two matches over the weekend in the Minnesota Gold Classic Tournament in Minneapolis.
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Gauchos Split Weekend Matches

August 30, 2010 by

The UCSB women’s soccer team split matches this weekend, beating St. Josephs 5-1 at home on Friday night but suffering its first defeat of the season on Sunday.
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Gauchos fall to Mexico U-20

August 28, 2010 by

It took more than 90 minutes to decide a winner Friday night as UCSB took on the Mexico U-20 National Team at Harder Stadium.
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Men’s Soccer Set to Play Mexico U-20 at Harder

August 26, 2010 by

After dominating in a 3-1 victory over cross-town rivals Westmont last week, the UCSB men’s soccer team will face a more difficult challenge on Friday.
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Dearest Gaucho Newbies:

August 25, 2010 by

Allow me this space to quell some rumors and instill in each of you a sense of confidence about this year’s coverage of your favorite athletic events.
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Dear New Gauchos, Veteran Gauchos, Parents, Grandparents, etc.

August 25, 2010 by

Many of you are on the same page as I am. Many of you aren’t. Many of you don’t care too much about sports in general, and that’s cool too.
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UCSB Breezes Past Cross-Town Rivals in Preseason Match

August 25, 2010 by

The UCSB men’s soccer team defeated cross-town rival Westmont for the 10th consecutive time, allowing the squad to retain possession of the Bryant and Sons Cup for another year.
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Gaucho Veterans Shine in their Season Openers

August 25, 2010 by

Senior forward Erica Seidman earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring a goal in each of the Gaucho women’s soccer team’s first two matches of the season.
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Honor the Sport of Kings

August 4, 2010 by

When I was asked to write a surf column for this issue, I immediately started fearing for my safety. I thought about the verbal (and possibly physical) abuse I could take from fellow surfers for writi...
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Men’s Tennis Coach Earns Another Accolade

August 4, 2010 by

UCSB men’s tennis Head Coach Marty Davis was inducted into the USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Stanford University.
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Gauchos Swim into Pac-10

August 4, 2010 by

After winning 26 of the last 34 Big West swimming titles, the UCSB men’s swimming team has joined the Pac-10 — a conference dominated by major athletic programs such as USC, UCLA and Stanford — ...
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