Sports

April 21, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

No need for panic after Detroit lost game one to Philly. I mean, is anyone out there really surprised that Sheed's squad lost a game on 4-20? They'll be fine once the smoke clears.

April 18, 2008

UCSB Set to Take Down Trojans

By Matt Connolly

Fresh off a manhandling of cross-town Westmont College this past Tuesday, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team will face one of their toughest tests of the season as they square off against USC this weekend in a three-game...

April 18, 2008

SB Faces Two Ranked Foes During Weekend

By Ravi Bhatia

The #65 UCSB men's tennis team began its Midwest road trip earlier than planned on Thursday with a 6-1 victory in an unscheduled match against young Utah State (6-12 overall). The Gauchos (12-7) also regained one of thei...

April 18, 2008

Gauchos Look to Move Up MSPF Ladder

By Matt Crowell

The #16 UCSB women's water polo team heads down south this weekend looking to wrap up conference play with back-to-back wins and tune-up for the upcoming Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament.

April 18, 2008

SB Battles for First With Long Beach

By Rob Garcia

Campus Diamond serves as the site for a clash between the two softball teams currently atop the Big West standings this weekend.

April 18, 2008

Santa Barbara Splits Up for Pair of Meets Over Weekend

By Kevin Klein

The UCSB track and field team returns to the oval this week with two events scheduled. First up for the Gauchos is one of the largest meets in the country with the Mt. San Antonio College Relays, which only a select numb...

April 18, 2008

It’s not polite to ask a lady that.

By Staff

The QB’s favorite thing is when foreign dudes lie about their ages. If I were the Astros I’d rip up his contract and send him to play in Antarctica.

April 17, 2008

Major League Baseball Postseason Predictions: The Nexus Sports Staff Attempts to Guess How 2008 Plays Out

By Staff

AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia NL Cy Young: Dan Haren World Series: Arizona over Cleveland in six Yes, I'm such a fan of the American League that I barely pay attention to the National League, except to make sure the Dodg...

April 17, 2008

A-Rod

By Staff

Once a month until he retires, A-Rod is going to pass some great player on the all-time homerun list. Who cares? Not the QB, until he passes Barry.

April 16, 2008

Gauchos Destroy Warriors in Lopsided Blowout Win

By Matt Connolly

Talk about a display of power. Just two days after suffering a disappointing extra-inning defeat at the hands of UC Davis, the UCSB baseball team bounced back in a big way, pounding out 29 hits - including six homeruns -...

April 16, 2008

Playoff Re-seeding Not a Shabby Idea

By Alex Pavlovic

While the players may get bigger, faster, stronger and richer, professional sports leagues are in general pretty slow to accept changes to the actual rules that govern their sports. Interleague play - now a summer tradit...

April 16, 2008

McGolf

By Staff

Thanks, Tiger. You and your freaking knee give me no incentive to watch golf until June. At least the NHL Playoffs are just heating up...yawn.

April 15, 2008

SB Battles Crosstown Rivals

By Matt Connolly

Only two days after playing a grueling weekend series that was capped off with an 11th-inning marathon loss last Sunday, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team will have a great opportunity to bounce back against Westmont to...

April 15, 2008

Gauchos Split Final Regular-Season Weekend

By Miles Yim

The final weekend of the regular season essentially summed up the entire regular season for the UCSB women's tennis team, as the inconsistent Gauchos could not capitalize on a emotional 5-2 Friday win over UC Davis, losi...

April 15, 2008

Farewell, Warriors!

By The Armchair QB

It’s officially over, Warriors fans. As much as the QB loves Baron, he’s glad order is restored in Cali basketball. Have fun watching the Lakers.

April 14, 2008

SB Drops Series to Davis

By John Greely

In a wild weekend series that featured 61 runs, 84 hits and 18 pitching changes, the UC Davis Aggies got the better of UC Santa Barbara two times out of three to claim the top spot in the Big West. The Gauchos (23-11 ove...