Sports

October 12, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

The Rockies are 1-0 in their series with the Diamondbacks, meaning the sports editors are a combined 2-0 in their second round picks. If only we did this well at things that actually counted…

October 12, 2007

Gauchos Fall to Rival Mustangs

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

The UCSB women's volleyball team showed a strong performance in the first game, but was unable to keep its momentum, falling to #24 Cal Poly (11-7, 5-1 Big West) 3-1 at the Thunderdome Thursday night. With this loss, the...

October 12, 2007

SB Hosts Davis in Big West Rematch

By John Greely

After an unexpected postponement of Wednesday's match with Cal State Northridge, the #10 UCSB men's soccer team comes off six days of rest today to take on UC Davis at Harder Stadium at 7 p.m. The contest marks the secon...

October 12, 2007

UCSB Heads South to Face Nation’s Top Teams

By Matt Crowell

For the #7 UCSB men's water polo team (12-7 overall, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), this weekend's Southern California Tournament in Irvine is a time of opportunity and a chance to make a major statement to oth...

October 12, 2007

Santa Barbara Splits Up for Pre-Nationals and Cal Poly Invitational

By Rob Garcia

The UCSB cross country teams head to two different venues this weekend with hopes of continuing their recent success. The top runners for each team will make the trip to Terre Haute, Ind., to compete in Pre-Nationals, wh...

October 12, 2007

Santa Barbara Hosts Two in Season Opener

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

It's that time once again to hear the splash at Campus Pool, as the defending Big West champion UCSB women's swimming team opens its season with a non conference game Saturday against UCLA and Oregon State at noon.

October 11, 2007

UCSB Welcomes Rival Cal Poly

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

It will be an important week for the UCSB's women's volleyball team, as the Gauchos take on a pair of Big West Conference foes in the race for the Big West title. Santa Barbara opens the weekend with tonight's match in t...

October 11, 2007

UCSB Looks to Stay Perfect in Big West

By Derek Mead

With a pair of solid shut-outs over the weekend and the Big West's Player of the Week in its midst, the UCSB women's soccer team is shooting for another victory tonight against non-conference opponent Pepperdine.

October 10, 2007

2007 Championship Series Picks

By Alex Pavlovic

Last week we made our picks for the Division Series, and I kind of didn't pick the right, uhhh... see what had happened was that, uhhh... basically I didn't do so well. Let's just say that if this were an SAT question, y...

October 10, 2007

2007 Championship Series Picks

By Chris Hoffman

Despite the fact that Boston's complete dismantling of my Angels made me the biggest Indians fan around, I just don't see the Tribe stopping the Red Sox. With the gems that ace Josh Beckett and October superstar Curt Shi...

October 10, 2007

A Few Suggestions For the Giants Faithful

By Alex Pavlovic

It was a disappointing summer for me in two very important ways. First of all, I am still nowhere near the top 1,000 on mancrush.com. I blame all of you for this, so get on it and get me on that list. I refuse to believe...

October 9, 2007

Coaching Carousel Keeps on Spinnin’

By Derek Mead

Damn, P.J. "Turkey Neck" Carlesimo had it easy.

October 9, 2007

UCSB Sweeps Weekend Homestand

By Matt Crowell

For the UCSB women's club field hockey team (2-2 overall), there is no place quite like home. After dropping their first two games of the season on the road, the Gauchos returned home for two games over the weekend, and ...

October 8, 2007

UCSB Drops Heartbreaker

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

Heartbreak was the name of the game on Saturday as the UCSB women's volleyball team fell to Big West foe Cal State Fullerton (8-8 overall, 3-2 in the Big West) 3-2 in a five-game match at the Thunderdome. The Gauchos (6-...

October 8, 2007

Gauchos Sweep Weekend Pair

By Derek Mead

It's amazing how a little time and experience can help a team bounce back from a rough start. It's even better when the team comes back when it counts.

October 8, 2007

SB Shuts Out Third Straight Opponent

By Chris Hoffman

On a night when the offense needed some help, the defense for the #12 UCSB men's soccer team stepped up as the Gauchos beat Cal State Fullerton 1-0 at Harder Stadium on Saturday night.