Sports

May 12, 2009

Season Closes With Sweeping Loss

By Mark Bogard

They went into the NCAAs on the heels of the high part of the emotional rollercoaster known as the Big West Tournament, but the season ended on a low note as the men's tennis team was unable to overcome USC's onslaught i...

May 12, 2009

He Said, ‘Sheed Said

By Matt Connolly, Derek Mead

Matt Connolly Looking at overall quality of work, Shaq threw it down harder than anyone in the NBA in terms of actual success. His work on the mic even crossed over to the big screen in “Kazaam” with him layi...

May 11, 2009

UCSB Sweeps Dirtbags

By Ravi Bhatia

The Jesusita Fire ravaging Santa Barbara forced Gaucho baseball to lose its home field advantage against Long Beach State this weekend, but the team still came through and kept their playoff hopes alive, sweeping the thr...

May 11, 2009

UCSB Loses Three Close Ones

By Miles Yim

While the Jesusita Fire burned hills and homes over Santa Barbara this weekend, one of the lesser known casualties of the blaze might very well have been UCSB softball's final regular-season series. The Gauchos (26-25 ov...

May 11, 2009

UCSB Shows Off Skill in Multi-Event

By Ryan Eagleson

The UCSB track team competed in the Big West Multi-Event Championships this past weekend, with several Gauchos placing in the top 10 of their respective events.

May 11, 2009

Manny Being Moronic

By Matt Connolly

It's about time. Sure, baseball big cheese Bud Selig might have sent shockwaves through MLB clubhouses when he announced the 50-game steroid suspension policy a couple years back, but did anyone even give it a second tho...

May 7, 2009

UCSB Revived at Pepperdine

By Ravi Bhatia

After a seven-game losing streak characterized by poor offensive production and inconsistent pitching, the UCSB baseball team scored five runs in the top half of the seventh inning against Pepperdine to win 10-6 yesterda...

May 7, 2009

SB Looking to Kick CSUF to the Curb

By Miles Yim

Coming off a three-game sweep of UC Davis last week, the UCSB softball team hopes to keep their momentum going during their final regular season series against Cal State Fullerton this weekend at Campus Diamond.

May 7, 2009

Gauchos Haul Ass Downhill

By Mark Bogard

Raise your hand if you knew that UCSB has an alpine race team for snowboarders and skiers alike. If you did, did you know that they are pretty badass as well?

May 7, 2009

Santa Barbara Begins Title Run

By Ryan Eagleson

Every year, athletes strive all season long, through good times and bad, with one goal in mind: to do well in the postseason. For a select few members of the Santa Barbara track & field team, that chance will finall...

May 7, 2009

Gauchos Stomp #1 Claremont

By Joshua Greenberg

Last Friday, the UCSB women's lacrosse team played a final tune-up game before the National Championships in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Gauchos welcomed into Harder Stadium NCAA Division III opponent Claremont, ranked #1 i...

May 6, 2009

Gauchos Pick Up 11 Recruits

By John Greely

After a disappointing 2008 campaign, Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg and the UCSB men's soccer team have made some key additions in their new recruiting class. By the looks of it, this could be a great year.

May 6, 2009

The Beach Is the Place to Party

By Todd Prodanovich

Floatopia: Thousands of bikini-clad students, from here and seemingly everywhere else on Earth, pounding beers unabashedly. Sounds like the ultimate beach party. It's no surprise that this event is one that has earned no...

May 5, 2009

Nexus Sports Debates West Coast Supremacy in the MLB

By Staff

NL WEST San Francisco Giants: Let’s be honest, this pick is probably wrong. In fact, some might even call it downright ludicrous. Perhaps even more ludicrous than Ludacris headlining “Extravaganza.” But...

May 4, 2009

UCSB Sweeps Davis

By Miles Yim

After earning narrow one-run victories in both of Saturday's games, the UCSB softball team broke out the big bats and brooms Sunday, knocking out visiting UC Davis in a 12-run first inning, resulting in a 12-0 mercy win ...

May 4, 2009

‘Chos Run Out of Fullerton

By Mark Bogard

It was another tough series for Gaucho baseball, which dropped three straight games to #5 Cal State Fullerton, reducing its postseason chances to nearly nil. Trying to fight their way out of an extremely tough Big West c...