Sports

SB Off to a Running Start

September 26, 2008 by

UCSB proved the "S" stands for speed as the men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2008 seasons with a first-place finish for the women and second place for the men at the UCSB Lagoon Open...
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Armchair QB

September 26, 2008 by

Who would have thought that Oregon State would be the OSU to beat USC? Oh wait, anyone who pays attention to USC ever. Bye bye BCS Championship, hello consolation bowl!
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Gauchos Grope For Victory; Deacons Get Happy Ending

September 25, 2008 by

For 42 minutes and 22 seconds, UCSB led the top-ranked team in the country. After that, things went downhill.
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Gaucho Women Get Barrelled In Hawaiian Soccer Tournament

September 25, 2008 by

Home-field advantage is never a thing to be taken lightly, and this is especially true when other teams have to travel 3,000 miles to play you.
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SB Sweeps Texas St. to End Five-Game Skid

September 25, 2008 by

More than one Gaucho made history this summer. Besides alumnus Jason Lezak's historical relay finish that contributed to one of Michael Phelps' eight gold medals for the United States in the Olympics,...
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Armchair QB

September 25, 2008 by

The $209 million payrolled Yanks are missing their first October in 15 years, while the $43 million Rays are in for the first time ever. It's just like the old adage says: "Fuck the Yankees."
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Gauchos Continue Excellent Start

September 18, 2008 by

Good teams always bounce back from tough losses, and that's exactly what the #20 UCSB women's soccer team did this past weekend. The Gauchos (5-2) gave up a late goal to lose 3-2 to Washington State (...
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Santa Barbara Drowns Aggies

September 18, 2008 by

No shirt? No shoes? No pool? No problem. After taking two of four from UC San Diego's Triton Invitational at the top of the month, the UCSB men's water polo team opened up their 2008-09 home schedule ...
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UCSB Falters on Road Trip

September 18, 2008 by

The UCSB men's soccer team has a lot of talent to go around. It just lacks a lot of experience. This is the trade-off that Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg will have to deal with in his 10th year at the helm....
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Bengals?

September 18, 2008 by

What the hell has happened to the Cincinatti Bengals?
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The Thunderdome or Harder Stadium?

September 18, 2008 by and

Sure, Meredith Field at Harder Stadium - or whatever it's called these days - is one of the nicer soccer stadiums in the country. I've seen some good games there, and even better post-game celebration...
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Welcome to Town, Get Ready to Cheer

August 30, 2008 by

So football season is upon us, and as incoming freshman, it's likely just dawned on you that UCSB doesn't actually have a team. Distressing, no? That's what I thought when I was in your position a cou...
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No One Can Compete When the Gauchos Go Loco

August 30, 2008 by

College sports are the shit. Call me biased if you want -- writing about sports does pay my monthly booze bill, after all -- but I've passed Go on the sporting world's Monopoly board more than a few t...
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Sports Buffs

August 30, 2008 by

You freshmen think you know sports? The QB is here to help you wade through al the bullshit in the sports world. Here's to hoping that the painfully boring NFL preseason ends soon.
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ESPN Is Redundant and Repetitive

July 15, 2008 by

Way back in 1979, when Scott Rasmussen and dad Bill were trying to start ESPN, the idea of a cable network dedicated to 24-hour sports coverage was an amazingly tough sell. No one in corporate televis...
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