Sports

May 28, 2009

Armchair QB

By Staff

Where was J.R. Smith's trifecta twisted crip walk last night? It might be pretty whack to pimp limp with an O-face when you go 1 for 10 from distance, but the QB for one was disappointed.

May 27, 2009

SB Nukes Nationals

By Mark Bogard

Maybe you were unaware that Santa Barbara has not just one, but two of the best ultimate frisbee teams in the nation. If so, this weekend should have been a solid reminder. The men's team, known as the Black Tide, took a...

May 27, 2009

Valaika Makes Vicious Return

By Matt Connolly

As an underclassman, a medley of injuries would force Gaucho baseball’s Matt Valaika to watch a lot of the action from the sidelines. With a competitive spirit to match the talent that made him UCSB’s startin...

May 27, 2009

Armchair QB

By The Armchair QB

Armchair QB Too bad LeBron... it looks as though your buzzer beating antics were all for naught. Shame on ESPN for all that unnecessary coverage of "the shot." Oh well, at least Mo Williams didn't guaransheed a Game Four...

May 26, 2009

SB Star Shines for Pro Club

By John Greely

Exactly six months ago, Chris Pontius was still stinging from his final game as a Gaucho: an overtime playoff loss to UC Berkeley on Nov. 25 that ended the stellar senior's career. How long ago that seems now.

May 26, 2009

SB Takes One From No. 1 in Final Series

By Ravi Bhatia

UCSB handed #1 UC Irvine only its second Big West loss of the season on Saturday after hitting a school-record six home runs in an 8-2 blowout victory, but lost 11-7 on Friday and 15-3 on Sunday in a series effort that ...

May 26, 2009

Armchair QB

By Staff

Who said the Lakers had the best bench in the NBA? J.R. Smith and Chris "The Birdman" Andersen cleaned house last night in a Nuggets Game Four win. Score one for tat sleeves.

May 21, 2009

Hungry ‘Eaters Await UCSB in Season Finale

By Ravi Bhatia

With its last hopes for the postseason on the line, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team will face #1 UC Irvine this weekend in a three-game home series at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Since the series is the last of the Gaucho...

May 21, 2009

Moran Ends Career on High

By Joshua Greenberg

Senior midfielder Katie Moran of the UCSB women's lacrosse club team should be used to receiving awards by now. As a freshman in the 2006 season, she was named the team's Rookie of the Year. She followed that up as a sop...

May 21, 2009

Nexus Wars Escalate

By Matt Connolly

While the impending end of Spring Quarter marks a farewell to UCSB intercollegiate athletics, an enticingly dangerous extreme sport has just begun in the not-so-friendly confines of Storke Plaza.

May 21, 2009

SB Honors Athletes, Coaches

By John Greely

[Editor’s note: Originally, the Nexus printed that Lindsay Gottlieb won women’s coach of the year, and it was omitted that Charles Sotudi won the Dare to Make a Difference Award. The Nexus regrets these error...

May 21, 2009

Armchair QB

By Staff

The Cleveland LeBrons lost at home? Oh my. Your move, Coach of the Year Mike Brown. I'm thinking you should refine your "Let LeBron do it" strategy. How about, "Seriously guys, fucking let him do it." Brilliant!

May 20, 2009

Sayonara, Seniors

By Mark Bogard

With the 2008-2009 school year winding down, the Nexus pays tribute to a select few seniors from several Gaucho 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