Sports

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...

April 14, 2008

Gauchos Split Weekend Pair as Preston Ends 30-Year Career

By Tiffany Polfer

It was the weekend of long goodbyes, as the #14 UCSB men's volleyball team split their weekend games with Mountain Pacific Sports Federation foes Long Beach State and UC San Diego (10-19 overall, 6-16 MPSF) while saying ...

April 14, 2008

SB Fails to Repeat at Challenge Cup

By Kevin Klein

The UCSB track and field team once again received impressive individual performances from several of its athletes, but as a team fell well short of repeating its dominance over the field in this weekend's 16th annual Big...

April 14, 2008

Santa Barbara Ends 16-Game Skid With Victory Over Pacific

By Matt Crowell

After weeks of building momentum and coming together as a team, the #16 UCSB women's water polo team broke its 16-game losing streak Sunday with a 16-goal performance en route to a 16-6 win over the University of the Pac...

April 14, 2008

CSUN Takes Series From UCSB

By Rob Garcia

At Matador Diamond this past weekend, the UC Santa Barbara softball team received its first two conference losses, but managed to avoid the sweep by winning one of three games.

April 14, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

The QB wants to meet the dude that buried a David Ortiz jersey in the new Yankee Stadium. The fact that the Yanks might press charges proves they are the biggest jerks in baseball.

April 11, 2008

Gauchos Host Aggies in Battle for First

By Matt Connolly, Alex Pavlovic

After a five-game road trip that ended with a season sweep of Cal State Northridge this past Tuesday, the UCSB baseball team (22-9 overall, 5-1 in the Big West) will return home this weekend for its third and most challe...

April 11, 2008

Santa Barbara Looks to Stay Undefeated in Conference

By Rob Garcia

Despite two losses to #13 Fresno State earlier this week, the UCSB softball team will head into this weekend still perfect in the Big West.

April 11, 2008

Preston Bids Adieu With Weekend Pair

By Tiffany Polfer

It will be the end of an era for the #14 UCSB men's volleyball team, as the Gauchos will say goodbye to four seniors and one head coach while facing their final two opponents of the 2008 season.

April 11, 2008

Local Pros Bring Hoops Back to SB

By Matt Connolly

For hoop fans yearning for more hard court action now that the UCSB men's basketball team has wrapped up its season, the Santa Barbara Breakers will be playing their season opener tonight at the SBCC Sports Pavilion agai...