Sports

February 8, 2008

Santa Barbara Defeats Fullerton

By Rob Garcia

On a night when senior forward Ivan Elliott scored a career-high 22 points, UCSB managed to hold off numerous late-game runs by Cal State Fullerton en route to an 83-80 victory.

February 8, 2008

Gauchos Aim for First Win During 2008 Season

By Ravi Bhatia

After a rough 6-1 defeat at the hands of #57 Sacramento State last Saturday, the UCSB women's tennis team looks to rebound against Big West Conference rival Cal State Fullerton Friday. The Gauchos (0-1 overall) dominated...

February 8, 2008

UCSB Seeks Victory Against Washington

By Ravi Bhatia

Although they lost their season opener 4-3 to the University of Hawaii on Jan. 21, the UCSB men's tennis team has high expectations for the rest of the 2008 season, expectations that include more than just a third consec...

February 8, 2008

SB Heads to SD for Triton Invitational

By Matt Crowell

The #16 UCSB women's water polo team is heading down to UC San Diego's Triton Invitational this weekend, looking to make a statement against some of the nation's best competition.

February 8, 2008

Dominant Gaucho Run Continues

By Cassie Harris

The UCSB women's basketball team ushered in the second half of the conference season by winning its 10th-straight game last night against Fullerton.

February 8, 2008

SB Takes New Approach to Upcoming Season

By Rob Garcia

The phrase "new faces in new places" is one way to characterize this year's UC Santa Barbara women's softball team.

February 8, 2008

Santa Barbara Looks for More Home Success

By Kevin Klein

Four matches into the conference schedule, the UCSB men's volleyball team found themselves winless and buried in the standings. Three matches later, the Gauchos are on fire.

February 8, 2008

Hi Mom!

By Staff

OK, Gaucho fans… there is a televised men’s baskeball game this Saturday. We know you all want to be on TV, and one of your sports editors is going to be in attendance with picked-out hair, well worth your at...

February 7, 2008

SB Looks to Double-Up on Titans

By Alex Pavlovic

For the second consecutive Big West season, the UCSB men's basketball team has bucked the traditional mantra that winning on the road is harder than winning at home. While they've won three consecutive road games, the Ga...

February 7, 2008

Gauchos Put Win Streak on the Line

By Cassie Harris

Currently riding an eight game Big West winning streak, the UCSB women's basketball team goes for its best conference start since the 2001-2002 season tonight on the road against Cal State Fullerton.

February 7, 2008

Pavlovian Sayings: Complaints about Cribbing Columnists

By Alex Pavlovic

Quick: what do you think the best part about writing a weekly sports column is? No it's not the scratch, the hot and horny groupies, or the fact I regularly get to turn down people who want to write their own column by t...

February 7, 2008

Armchair QB

By Staff

Whoa, when did Cavaliers guard Aleksander Pavlovic go down with a sprained foot? And why hasn't Lebron James called the Nexus yet to get himself a new Alexander Pavlovic?

February 6, 2008

Lakers Make a Scary Playoff Foe

By Staff

Growing up a Lakers fan, I'll admit I've been pretty spoiled. From watching Magic and "Showtime," to seeing Jerry West - Mr. NBA logo himself - steal Shaq from Orlando, there really haven't been too many bad years.

February 6, 2008

Wilson’s Versatility Paves Way for SB

By Rob Garcia

One thousand points. Only 21 UCSB women's basketball players in program history had ever reached that mark, and last Thursday, senior guard Jessica Wilson became number 22.

February 6, 2008

Fruit Hoops

By Staff

The Lakers get Pau, so the Suns want Shaq. As weird as Shaq looked as a giant purple grape, he’ll look even uglier as a slow, hobbled orange.

February 5, 2008

He Said, He Said

By Chris Hoffman

All this talk about the gap between the Eastern and Western Conferences decreasing is ridiculous. The East is as good as its been in a long time, at the top of the standings, but the triumvirate of Boston, Detroit and Or...