Sports

May 4, 2009

Gauchos Fly By Rival Cal Poly

By Ryan Eagleson

Hosting Central Coast- rival Cal Poly last Saturday at Pauley Track, the UC Santa Barbara men's track team avenged last year's loss while three more school records fell. After Cal Poly won both the men's and women's team...

May 4, 2009

SB Takes Home Big West Awards

By Miles Yim

While the season ended weeks ago, the accolades continue to accumulate for the UCSB women's water polo team as the offseason begins. Senior utility Gillian Morgan and junior center Lizzie Rouleau were both voted All-Big ...

April 30, 2009

UCSB Slides Into Fullerton

By Ravi Bhatia and Matt Connolly Staff Writers

The UCSB men’s baseball team will begin their last month of the regular season against Big West foe #5 Cal State Fullerton on Friday, playing a three-game series at Goodwin Field that could make or break their play...

April 30, 2009

Gauchos Return Home to Dine With Davis

By Miles Yim

After taking two of three over homesteading Pacific last weekend, the UCSB softball team returns home for a pair of Big West series to close out the regular season, beginning with a three-game stint against UC Davis. The...

April 30, 2009

SB Aims to Trample Mustangs

By Ryan Eagleson

Year after year, every UCSB athlete circles one date on their calendars: their team’s match up against central coast rival Cal Poly. The track team members are no different, except in this case, they are out for so...

April 30, 2009

SB To Cross Claremont

By Joshua Greenberg

Two weeks ago, the UCSB women's lacrosse club won three games to take home the Women's Western Lacrosse League title, but that did not mark the end of the season.

April 29, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said

By Derek Mead

Let's get this out of the way first, because I hate the NBA East: The Cavaliers are going to the finals. LeBron is obviously unbelievable, and with his supporting cast, Cleveland makes the rest of the conference collecti...

April 29, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said

By John Greely

If anyone has any doubt about who's going to be in the NBA Finals, he or she has clearly not been following the entire season. There are two teams - two players really - head and shoulders above the rest. Divine interven...

April 29, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said

By Ravi Bhatia

Yes, I am a Lakers fan. And I believe I speak for all Lakers fans when I say that LeBron James may win the MVP, but it's still Kobe Bryant's year.

April 29, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said

By Mark Bogard

There exists only one place where some white guy named Zydrunas, his friend Sideshow Bob, and a midget they call "Boobie" can achieve the NBA's best record, and that's firmly planted on the broad shoulders of LeBron Jame...

April 29, 2009

CSUB Feasts On Worn Out UCSB Hurlers

By Matt Connolly

With a middle relief corps severely taxed from this past weekend's series against Cal Poly, the Gaucho saves-leader got the call to start his first game of the season yesterday, and was pounded by Bakersfield for seven r...

April 28, 2009

Gauchos Give Rivals the Boot

By Ryan Eagleson

The Santa Barbara club soccer team repeated its winning ways this past weekend as it won the University of California Irvine Cup. Having ended their last season in the second round of the playoffs, the Gauchos were eager...

April 28, 2009

UCSB Fights its Way Into Finals

By Miles Yim

After managing only one win over its inaugural season in the Big West, the #17 UCSB women's water polo team took second at the Big West Championships in Stockton this weekend after a thrilling semifinal win over top-seed...

April 28, 2009

I Got Hoes: A Clarification

By Jesse Byrd

There has been some recent controversy concerning my last article in the Daily Nexus. The three or four people who have approached me about it are the ones that I appreciate the most, because they gave me insight as to w...

April 27, 2009

SB Trounces Pacific

By Miles Yim

After splitting the weekend's opening doubleheader, the UCSB softball team rode yet another commanding performance by freshman right-hander Krista Cobb to earn a 5-0 rubber match victory against Pacific on Sunday. With t...

April 27, 2009

Mustangs Come Back to Topple Gauchos

By Matt Connolly

For the second straight week, the UCSB baseball team walked off with its series opener thanks to a game-winning hit, giving them the control in a three-game series at home. Unfortunately for the Gauchos (23-14 overall, 6...