Sports

May 20, 2009

College Cup of Tea?

By John Greely

"I'll be honest with you: If we don't pull this off, the College Cup will be in the East Coast for 10 to 20 years. It'll be the one Cup that they'll refer back to. 'Well, we tried going to the West Coast in Santa Barbara...

May 20, 2009

Armchair QB

By Staff

Dirk Nowitzki's fraud of a fiancée claims she is pregnant with the big German's baby! He may not play any sort of defense, but at least the Mavericks star lays down the D off the court.

May 19, 2009

The Great Debate

By Jesse Byrd

There is always a heavily debated topic among basketball enthusiasts surrounding the question, "Who is better: Kobe Bryant or LeBron James?"

May 19, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said –An NBA Conference Finals Debate–

By Matt Connolly

How the mighty have fallen. Only weeks removed from every pro basketball analyst anointing the Lakeshow as the undisputed conference champ, there's a new top dog in town.

May 19, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said –An NBA Conference Finals Debate–

By Mark Bogard

Thus far, the 2009 NBA playoff Lakers have been a kind of Jekyll and Hyde story.

May 19, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said –An NBA Conference Finals Debate–

By Miles Yim

While many would consider Cleveland's Sherman-esque march through the East as proof of superiority over the Magic, I'm going out on a limb and calling Orlando in six.

May 19, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said –An NBA Conference Finals Debate–

By Ravi Bhatia

Cleveland's hiatus between the semifinals and the conference finals could either be a blessing or a curse - the Cavs could either be well-rested and fresh come May 20 or rusty from being out of practice.

May 19, 2009

Armchair QB

By Staff

Anybody else get really sick of ESPN shoving that Spike Lee "joint" about princess Bryant down our collective throats this weekend? Seriously guys, Kobe's not Jordan. People liked Mike.

May 18, 2009

SB To Host College Cup

By John Greely

Four years removed from winning the men's soccer national championship in the cold, snowy confines of Saint Louis University, UCSB will now get to see the College Cup from a whole different perspective. This past Thursda...

May 18, 2009

SB Clears Competition

By Ryan Eagleson

It is often said in the sports world that rivalry matches bring out the best in athletes. After this weekend, sprinter Ryan Martin and the UCSB track and field team can attest to that maxim, as the freshman added a Big W...

May 18, 2009

Riverside Ravages Santa Barbara

By Ravi Bhatia

UCSB baseball's four-game winning streak ended this weekend at UC Riverside, after the team suffered losses in the first two games of the series before winning 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at the Riverside Sports Complex.

May 15, 2009

Harder To Host College Cup

By John Greely

The College Cup is coming to Santa Barbara in 2010. It is the "Final Four" of NCAA men's soccer and, for the first time since 2004, it will take place on the west coast. UCSB will play host to the final three games of t...

May 14, 2009

SB Set to Rock Riverside

By Ravi Bhatia

After winning four consecutive games, Gaucho baseball hopes to continue building its case for NCAA playoff contention in a three-game series at Riverside's Sports Complex beginning on Friday at 6 p.m.

May 14, 2009

‘Chos Race to Irvine

By Ryan Eagleson

UC Santa Barbara will head to Anteater Track Stadium at UC Irvine this weekend for the Big West Conference finals. The Gauchos are taking one of the largest groups of athletes to the meet and are looking to come out on t...

May 13, 2009

Gauchos Take Third in Nation

By Josh Greenberg

Last week the UCSB women's lacrosse club traveled to Scottsdale, Arizona for the Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championship Tournament.

May 13, 2009

Get on Board With Skipping Class

By Todd Prodanovich

Blow it off, all of it. It's week seven, which is the time of the quarter for sighs of relief after midterms and deep breaths in preparation for finals.