Sports

October 8, 2008

The Surfing Abyss That is Isla Vista, California

By Todd Prodanovich

It's a brave and depraved new world, and as the earth rotates relentlessly about the sun, we are brought face-to-face with a new school year and a new surf column. This column should have been written twice by now, but i...

October 8, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

The big news yesterday -- at least in the QB's mind -- was the arrest of Luke Walton's stalker. The QB just has one question for her: You didn't have anyone better to follow and pester than Luke freakin' Walton?

October 7, 2008

Gauchos Get Blown Up, Still Depth Charge Irvine

By Miles Yim

The first weekend of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play went as scripted for the #10 UCSB men's water polo team, a weekend that featured a blowout 17-5 loss at #1 USC and another nail-biter against #9 UC Irvine, thi...

October 7, 2008

UCSB Splits Third Straight

By Derek Mead

Despite winning its seventh Big West opener in the last eight years, the UCSB women's soccer team was stuck with its third weekend split in a row. On Friday, sophomore midfielder Jacqui Simon netted two goals to lead the...

October 7, 2008

Fail

By Staff

The QB cannot believe how badly the Los Angeles Angels facefucked themselves after failing to put the bat on the ball on a 9th inning squeeze play.

October 6, 2008

SB Splits in Home-Opening Weekend

By Ravi Bhatia

This weekend was a study in contrasts for the UCSB women's volleyball team (7-8 overall).

October 6, 2008

Gauchos Open Big West Play With Win

By John Greely

The Big West season finally started for the Gauchos on Saturday, and they did not disappoint. UCSB came from behind to win 2-1 against a fiery UC Irvine squad, handing the Anteaters their first loss of the season. As if ...

October 6, 2008

Gauchos Lasso Mustangs

By Ryan Eagleson

The UCSB club soccer team tamed the Cal Poly Mustangs last Friday, winning its game by a score of 3-0. After the Gauchos' disappointing tie to UC Davis, junior forward Nick McEachin promised more aggressive play against ...

October 3, 2008

SB Begins Big West Season at UC Irvine

By John Greely

After a nonconference season that has certainly had its ups and downs, the UCSB men's soccer team is finally ready to take on the Big West. It looks like the Big West may be ready to take on the Gauchos, too.

October 3, 2008

Santa Barbara Faces Huge Challenge in Los Angeles

By Miles Yim

After a week off for rest and relaxation, the #9 UCSB men's water polo team heads south this weekend to face a pair of nationally-ranked conference foes in #1 USC and #8 UC Irvine.

October 3, 2008

UCSB Aims to End Skid Against UCR, Fullerton

By Derek Mead

Heading into the final weekend of a three-week road trip that has proved rough and tumble so far, the UCSB women's soccer team is looking to start off the Big West conference season with a pair of wins. The #23 Gauchos (...

October 2, 2008

UCSB Ends Year-Long Break in UCLA Rivalry With 2-2 Match

By Derek Mead

When a good team rebounds from a slump, there tends to be a notable moment things turn around.

October 2, 2008

He Said, He Said

By Derek Mead, John Greely

I've given a great deal of thought to this. I have spent far too much time attempting to phrase this article in a way that won't make me sound lame. But I can't.

October 1, 2008

SoCal Powerhouses Collide

By John Greely

For the most part, UCSB and UCLA have a very lopsided history. The Bruins have dominated the Gauchos year in and year out and boast a 30-2 series record. Based on that statistic alone, one might think Santa Barbara men's...

October 1, 2008

How Playing It Smart Made Football Boring

By John Greely

I miss the chaos of football. I miss fake punts, double reverses and play-action bombs on first down. Remember watching football in the '90s? Remember how much better it was? Any given punt could very well be blocked, fa...

October 1, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

Raiders owner Al Davis fired head coach Lane Kiffin on Tuesday. For those of you keeping score at home, that's four different coaches in six terrible years. The only constant is you, Al.