Sports

Gauchos Battle Bay Area Foes

October 30, 2008 by

After holding serve at home against #8 UC San Diego in epic fashion, the #7 UCSB men's water polo team hits the road to resume Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play against defending national champi...
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Armchair QB

October 30, 2008 by

Phillies in five? If the QB recalls correctly, a certain Daily Nexus Sports Editor called it. Then again, that doesn't provide any solace considering just how pathetic and depressing this series reall...
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Gauchos Outlast Matadors

October 30, 2008 by

Wednesday was a tale of two halves for UCSB soccer. Fortunately for the #13 Gauchos, a stellar second half outweighed lackluster play in the first frame and propelled them to a 3-1 comeback victory ov...
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Gnar The Vote, It’s In Your Roots

October 30, 2008 by

This is never the most fun topic of discussion, as differences in political opinions can lead to friends fighting, couples divorcing with the wife taking not only the kids, but the jovial German Sheph...
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SB Looks to Quake CSUN

October 29, 2008 by

With just four regular season games remaining, UCSB is looking to pick up every win it can get. However, there are no easy games remaining on Santa Barbara's schedule.
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The West is the Best, Screw the Rest

October 29, 2008 by

The NBA season has finally started, and God dammit, I am excited as hell for it. After months of blue balls, I can finally get dummy retardo in my living room and have a proper Sheedgasm.
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SB Sweeps Exhibition Tourney

October 28, 2008 by

For most teams, a Big West Conference second-place finish could easily bring satisfaction or even complacency, but for UCSB women's softball, it is merely a stepping-stone. This weekend, the Gauchos d...
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UCSB Winning Streak Hits Ten

October 28, 2008 by

Coming into Saturday, the USCB women's club soccer team had played nine games and had won them all. On Saturday, they traveled to CSU Northridge, hoping to keep their winning streak going through ten ...
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The Best of the Best in a Brady-less NFL

October 28, 2008 by

It occurs to me that people are all atwitter about this presidential election thing. In the spirit of democracy and voting, I decided to conduct a poll of all Nexites to find out which NFL team will w...
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Armchair QB

October 28, 2008 by

The big news from the weekend of football? USC choked! Well, they still won. But in the process they gave up 10 points, which ended a streak of 141 unanswered points that they'd been on for 11 quarter...
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Tritons Sunk in Epic Match

October 27, 2008 by

After a firework finish Friday afternoon at Campus Pool, perhaps Head Coach Wolf Wigo put it best. "Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, [this game] did it," Wigo said. "Just another gre...
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Gauchos Pick Up Big Road Win

October 27, 2008 by

Winning on the road is never easy. Saturday night in Fullerton, the Gauchos did just enough to pull it off.
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UCSB Splits Again

October 27, 2008 by

In a weekend when the UCSB women's volleyball team had a chance to gain ground in the competitive Big West Conference, the Gauchos were upset by Cal State Fullerton 25-23, 25-13, 15-25, 25-14 on Frida...
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Gauchos Stay In Title Hunt With Win

October 27, 2008 by

With the Big West regular season drawing to a close, the UCSB women's soccer team is doing all the right things in its bid to win the Big West Championship.
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Seventh Heaven for Santa Barbara

October 27, 2008 by

The Gauchos (9-0-2 overall) came from behind Saturday night to defeat University of San Francisco 2-1 to close out league in the same spot they have been for the last seven years: first place.
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