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The Rookie

April 2, 2008 by

Nice to see that yesterday’s Giants’ starting lineup featured six guys over 30 years old, followed by a couple of infielders who don’t belong in the majors. Youth movement, my ass.
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All The Important Gaucho Shit You Missed While Watching a Donkey Show in Tijuana

April 1, 2008 by

Two weeks after fellow senior Alex Harris won the Big West Co-Player of the Year award, forward Nedim Pajevic received a far more prestigious honor when the NCAA, in partnership with Gillette, named h...
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Gaucho Polo Player in Speedo Arrested

April 1, 2008 by

In a follow-up to the tortilla incident at the UCSB men's basketball game against UC Riverside on Senior Night, one member of the Gaucho men's water polo team was expelled from the university, while a...
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Rome to Bring “The Jungle” to AD

April 1, 2008 by

Following an eight-hour interview yesterday, television and radio personality Jim Rome was named UCSB's new athletic director, a shocking development in the search for outgoing A.D. Gary Cunningham's ...
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Armchair QB

April 1, 2008 by

This article appeared as part of the Nexus’ April Fools’ edition. Armchair QB: QB 1: Hey quick, tell me a joke. QB2: Title IX
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Big West Champs Go Dancing

March 31, 2008 by

Back in the Big Dance for the first time since 2005, the UCSB women's basketball team gave its ranked opponent quite a scare before the music stopped.
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Harris Breaks UCSB Career Scoring Record

March 31, 2008 by

A year ago, as he wrapped up a remarkable junior season, Alex Harris stood on the Thunderdome floor after practice and responded to a question about the possibility that he would break the school's sc...
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SB Dominates First Weekend of League Play

March 31, 2008 by

With the exception of a pair of losses to UCLA, UCSB softball has been loading up in the win column these past two weeks.
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UCSB Swings and Misses in Upset Attempt

March 31, 2008 by

The #14 UCSB men's volleyball team had a roller coaster of a Spring Break, with ups and plenty of downs through the many games they played this past week. The Gauchos (9-14 overall, 6-12 in the Mounta...
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Gauchos Shine at Nationals

March 31, 2008 by

UCSB proved its power in the pool at the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship by producing five All-American swimmers. Sophomore Anne Marie May dominated at the NCAA's, coming in...
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SB Unable to Climb Rankings as Aztecs Snap Win Streak

March 31, 2008 by

After winning six consecutive matches since March 8, the #64 UCSB men's tennis team (9-5 overall) lost to #48 San Diego State (10-6 overall) 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Rec Cen courts. The loss w...
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SB Stunned in Tournament Semifinals

March 31, 2008 by

This isn't how it was supposed to end.
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Streaking Gauchos Sweep Big West Opener

March 31, 2008 by

If you did not believe in them before, it is about time you jumped on the bandwagon.
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Armchair QB

March 31, 2008 by

The QB’s still hurtin’ a little from UCSB’s early Big West exit, but picking the Final Four correctly heals all wounds. It takes a real genius to pick all four #1 seeds, or a real mo...
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SB Clinches Title in Overtime Thriller

March 10, 2008 by

Channeling memories of Christian Laettner, Chris Webber and Aaron Nixon, the UCSB men's basketball team came away with an overtime victory in the wildest game of the season, clinching the Big West reg...
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