Sports

May 16, 2008

Gauchos Host Final Home Series

By Matt Connolly

With an outside shot to make the postseason with only six games remaining on their schedule, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (31-19 overall, 10-8 in the Big West) will head into their final home series this weekend ag...

May 16, 2008

UCSB Seeks Runaway Win in Big West Tournament

By Kevin Klein

For most of the UCSB track and field team, their season ends this weekend. Today and tomorrow, the Gauchos will be competing against the same conference rivals they have seen all season, as the Big West Conference Champi...

May 16, 2008

The Seven Deadly Seniors

By Staff

Mike Zuanich After joining the Gauchos as a junior transfer last season from El Camino College, starting left fielder Mike Zuanich has brought the power to the middle of the order, clubbing five home runs last year befor...

May 15, 2008

The Spygate Saga

By Staff

There is a reason I work for the Sports Desk. I don't care about Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, Associated Students or Open People's Party, and frankly, I'd die of boredom if I read about any of the above for more than...

May 15, 2008

The Thursday Gnar: Learn to Love the Surfer Stereotype

By Todd Prodanovich

The other day I had just gotten out of the water when something strange happened. I met a psychic. This cunning temptress of the spiritual arts was the real deal, and revealed impossible truths to me without so much as a...

May 15, 2008

Sharapova

By Staff

Justine Henin is retiring? Who the heck cares? Not the QB, who is seriously rejoicing the fact that he'll be able to watch a skimpily clad Maria Sharapova in several more commercials before she calls it quits.

May 14, 2008

Gauchos Row Away With Bronze

By Alex Pavlovic

While many of their classmates routinely stay up until three or four in the morning, the UCSB men's rowing team stuck to a much different routine, following strict diets and regularly waking up at 4 a.m. to prepare for r...

May 14, 2008

Reeling In Those Pesky Marlins

By Kevin Klein

Every year this happens: One Major League Baseball team becomes the fodder for sports writers early in the season because of its mysteriously sparkling record.

May 14, 2008

Spygate

By Staff

You know, you would think that a multi-million dollar sports team would have higher quality cameras than the ones that took those grainy Patriots “Spygate” videos. Judging by the quality, the QB is pretty sur...

May 13, 2008

2008 Athletes Earn Golden Eagle Award Honors

By Staff

Sixteen UCSB athletes were honored last Thursday at a banquet for the Golden Eagle Award, which celebrates student-athletes who have excelled both in the classroom and on the field.

May 13, 2008

Overrrraaaaattedddd!

By Staff

Defensive Player of the Year? LeBron James is as overrated as they come, but KG got posterized. The QB could have swatted him anyday…

May 12, 2008

SB One and Done in NCAA Tourney

By Ravi Bhatia

The #58 UCSB men's tennis team (15-10) barely lost the doubles point against #22 Stanford on Saturday afternoon at Pepperdine, a point that gave the Cardinal a 1-0 lead that allowed them to cruise to a 4-0 victory over t...

May 12, 2008

Gauchos Drop Road Series to Dirtbags

By Matt Connolly

Going into Sunday's finale against #26 Long Beach trying to avoid a three-game sweep, the UCSB baseball team (31-19 overall, 10-8 in the Big West) came together and delivered from every aspect of the game to come out on ...

May 12, 2008

Historic Season Not Enough for NCAA Bid

By Rob Garcia

The Gauchos finished their regular season this weekend in historic fashion.

May 12, 2008

Santa Barbara Tunes Up for Big West

By Kevin Klein

As the track and field season comes to a close, the Gauchos continued to gear up for the conference championships by competing at the Oxy Invitational, hosted by Occidental College this past weekend, while two Gauchos co...

May 12, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

Is it possible to win the Cy Young on one of the worst teams in baseball? "The Franchise" Tim Lincecum and his 1.61 ERA and 5-1 record will try to find out...