Sports

Santa Barbara Tunes Up for Big West

May 12, 2008 by

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, ...
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Armchair QB

May 12, 2008 by

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...
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UCSB Looks for Upset in NCAAs

May 9, 2008 by

Back in January, Big West Men's Tennis Coach of the Year Marty Davis laid out his goals for the team: to crack the top-40 and to head to the Sweet Sixteen. One of those goals might still be feasible.
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SB Looks to Steal Series From Dirtbags

May 9, 2008 by

It is do or die for the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (30-17 overall, 9-6 in the Big West) this weekend, as they travel south to face Long Beach State (28-17 overall, 9-6 Big West) in a must-win seri...
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Gauchos Get Ready for Big West Championships

May 9, 2008 by

The Gauchos once again have the Big West Athlete of the Week, and once again will be splitting up to compete in two meets this weekend.
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Gauchos Finish Season on the Road

May 9, 2008 by

With its postseason hopes still alive, the UC Santa Barbara softball team hits the road for its final weekend of the regular season play and a crucial one at that.
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Bullpen Melts Down Once Again

May 8, 2008 by

In last Wednesday's meeting against Pepperdine, the Gaucho bullpen blew a lead for starting senior right hander Michael Martin, giving up a grand slam in the ninth to drop their third meeting of the s...
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Rob G’s Keys

May 8, 2008 by

One round down, three to go.
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Armchair QB

May 8, 2008 by

The QB thinks its entirely plausible that the cops roughed up Cedric Benson because he effed up their fantasy football seasons, not because he was drunk. 3.4 yards per carry? Are you kidding me.
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Versatile Martin Rebuilds Career

May 7, 2008 by

A lot of seasoned I.V. residents have the luxury of taking extra time to wrap up their collegiate tenure at UCSB, having a final go-around of booze and blackouts as they cruise through a fifth and fin...
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Pavlovian Sayings: MVP’s, Melrose the Mullet and Much, Much More

May 7, 2008 by

People are constantly asking me what "Pavlovian Sayings" - the name that appears at the top of this column every week - really means. OK, well maybe not people. Maybe one person, and actually come to ...
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Knocked Up and Out

May 7, 2008 by

A-Rod takes a lot of shit for a lot of different things, but the QB can’t really blame him for passing out during the birth of his first child. Any guy would have a momentary freakout after seei...
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Breaking Down the A’s

May 6, 2008 by

Every diehard Oakland Athletics fan nowadays can remember the good old days of the Haas family ownership. Where the green and gold could gaze at the rolling Oakland Hills peeking above the outfield bl...
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He’s So Smooth

May 6, 2008 by

Ervin Santana? 6-0 with a 2.02 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. Johan Santana? 3-2 with a 2.91 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. Sorry, Mets fans, the better Santana is under the radar out West.
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Wasted Chanced Haunt Gauchos in Crucial Series

May 5, 2008 by

In a prime opportunity to rise to the top of the Big West conference standings, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team could not come away with the weekend series at home, dropping two out of three to #12...
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