Sports

May 7, 2007

Santa Barbara Reaches Podium Thrice

By Staff

A trio from the UCSB track & field team competed in the heptathlon and decathlon during the first two days of the Big West Track & Field Championships over the weekend, highlighted by senior jumper Katie Kramer's second ...

May 4, 2007

SB To Tackle Cellar Dwelling Riverside

By Rob Garcia

The UC Santa Barbara softball team that many assumed was down for the count has the opportunity for a late-season comeback after going toe-to-toe with Big West offensive powerhouse Cal Poly last weekend.

May 4, 2007

No One Needs Superstar Talent These Days

By Derek Mead

With the Suns' recent dismantling of the Lakers, despite Kobe Bryant averaging 32.8 points per game, and the Yankees at the bottom of the AL East while Alex Rodriguez leads the league in home runs, RBI, runs scored and s...

May 4, 2007

Believe It or Not, Hockey is Still Here

By Alex Pavlovic

Here's a theoretical question for you: if the NHL playoffs are going on right now, but you can't find them on TV, are they still happening?

May 4, 2007

Warriors!

By Armchair QB

Warriors, Warriors.

May 3, 2007

Davis Tops Big West Record Books

By Rob Garcia

It's not everyday you find a contact-batter, power-hitter, reliable starting pitcher, dominant closer, and even an occasional outfielder all rolled into one individual.

May 3, 2007

Santa Barbara Prepares for Clash With Titans

By Alex Pavlovic

The UCSB baseball team will get a taste of the pro experience this weekend when it travels to Fullerton to play a pair of rare games under the lights.

May 2, 2007

OSU Squelches Gauchos’ Rally

By Rob Garcia

After two closely fought games against Cal Poly this weekend, the UC Santa Barbara softball team found itself in a similar situation Monday for the third time in three days.

May 2, 2007

Angels vs. A’s: The Santa Barbara Pickle

By Alex Pavlovic

It's a debate that's constantly being argued all around you, in dorms, frats, bars, even the secluded Daily Nexus sports office. It's a question that epitomizes the NorCal/SoCal clash: A's or Angels, Angels or A's. Which...

May 2, 2007

What We Do for Surf

By Hannah Perry

Zachary King, a 2003 UCSB film studies alumnus, makes it a point to read the Daily Nexus online - daily.

May 1, 2007

Amazing Gaucho Run Ends in Semis

By Jonah Meyer

The UCSB roller hockey team recently finished an exciting and very successful season, having returned from the 2007 Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships with an impressive showing in their first trip ever.

May 1, 2007

SB Marches Onward at Wildcats’ Expense

By Derek Mead

The UCSB men's club lacrosse team took down the University of Arizona 7-5 this weekend in the West Coast Lacrosse League's championship game.

May 1, 2007

Sometimes You Just Cannot Say No

By John Ciccarelli

The good name of Major League Baseball has been shot. It all started back with the MLB strike in 1994.

May 1, 2007

Sharp dressed men

By Armchair QB

King James destroyed the Wizards. At least Gilbert Arenas looked good on the bench showing off the best suit selection in the league.

April 30, 2007

Gauchos Defend Big West Crown

By Cassie Harris

It may have been a long season with a great deal of adversity for the UCSB men's tennis team, but the squad won when it mattered most, capturing its second consecutive conference title at the Big West Championships in In...

April 30, 2007