Sports

October 4, 2007

New Season Means New Hope for SB Surfers

By Hannah Perry

UCSB students surf. They either rip, look up to those who do or beg to learn. Fact is, in this part of the central coast - SoCal for those of you who have never made it south of here - there are waves to be found. Depend...

October 4, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

Who cares if Ben Howland and UCLA extends their marriage for seven more years? At least our coach has a full head of healthy hair.

October 3, 2007

National League Division Series Picks

By Staff

Where did the Rockies come from? As fun as it has been cheering for Colorado on their amazing run the past few weeks, the Phillies are the most exciting team in the National League without question. The Rockies will only...

October 3, 2007

Bathroom Reading Material: Summer 2007 Was Full of the Great and the Ugly

By Alex Pavlovic

Despite a lifetime of watching me play sports, watch sports and now write about sports, I still don't think my parents quite grasp the reason why I love sports. To them, a weekend of football games is a trivial way to pa...

October 3, 2007

Gauchos Seek Early Big West Advantage

By Chris Hoffman

With the defense of its Big West title already off to a roaring start, the #12 UCSB men's soccer team hopes a televised home match can lead to victory in one of the biggest games of the year.

October 2, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

Ricky Williams' agent said that he's looking for a "positive response" after applying for NFL reinstatement. I'm no drug test expert, but shouldn't they be hoping for a negative?

October 2, 2007

American League Division Series Picks

By Alex Pavlovic

I can really see this thing going either way, but Red Sox Manager Terry Francona's decision to go with Dice-K in Game Two may end up turning the tables in the Halos' favor, as it keeps the ball out of Curt Schilling's ha...

October 2, 2007

Gauchos Continue Hot Start to Season

By John Greely

The UCSB men's club soccer squad came into the weekend undefeated, having been scored upon only twice all season. By the time Saturday's match with Long Beach State reached its conclusion, nothing had changed, as the Ga...

October 2, 2007

Whiskey Out a Boot

By Chris Hoffman

College football makes the world go round in my eyes, and every Saturday, I'm always a little saddened by the fact that I can't cheer on my Gauchos down the sidelines. However, after three years of watching UCSB athletic...

October 1, 2007

Both SB Teams Place High

By Rob Garcia

One year ago, the UCSB women's cross country team pulled off an improbable feat by winning Minnesota's Griak Invitational despite the fact that the team was unranked at the time. This year's squad was faced with the task...

October 1, 2007

Gauchos Split Against Top-10 Foes

By Alex Pavlovic

The UCSB men's water polo team snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday but the memories of close losses came flooding right back the next day, as the Gauchos saw a last-second shot hit the post and the crossbar bef...

October 1, 2007

UCSB Tops Davis in Blowout

By Chris Hoffman

There's nothing like opening the conference season with a statement to the rest of the league, and that's exactly how the #13 UCSB men's soccer team kicked off their quest for a second straight Big West crown.

October 1, 2007

Santa Barbara Captures First League Victory

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

The UCSB's women's volleyball team broke even this weekend as they were swept 3-0 by Pacific (8-3 overall, 2-1 in Big West), before returning the favor against UC Davis (3-12 overall, 0-4 in Big West), sweeping the Aggie...

October 1, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

Nothing quite like an epic Mets chokejob to light up my weekend. Although on a serious note someone should probably make sure that Mr. Met stays away from the kids for a few days.

October 1, 2007

Offense Held Silent in Pair of Losses

By Alex Pavlovic

While the defense hung tough throughout the weekend, an inexperienced offense was unable to get anything going, leading to back-to-back road losses for the UCSB women's soccer team.

September 28, 2007

Armchair QB

By Staff

The U.S. women’s soccer team was knocked out of the World Cup after Head Coach Greg Ryan switched goalies at the last second. Ryan’s resume is expected on Monster.com any day now.