Sports

March 9, 2007

Gauchos Hope to Keep Bats Alive This Weekend

By Alex Pavlovic

After scoring a season-high 12 runs in their midweek loss to Pepperdine, the Gauchos will look to keep the bats going in a weekend series against Cal State Northridge.

March 9, 2007

UCSB Brings Swagger Into Stanford Classic

By Rob Garcia

Defeating one of the best teams in the country in #2 Arizona State was not as surprising as some might think for this year's UCSB softball team.

March 9, 2007

BYU Brings Potent Offense to Rob Gym

By Tiffany Polfer

It will be a clash between middle-of-the-pack conference foes tonight, with #4 UCSB hosting #3 BYU in a two-match Mountain Pacific Sports Federation battle.

March 9, 2007

Defending National Champions Rout UCSB

By Cassie Harris

The UCSB men's tennis team continued its busy week Thursday with a road loss to #24 Pepperdine.

March 9, 2007

Gauchos Look to Climb Standings

By Yvette Mylett Reporter

After taking last weekend off, the UCSB women's tennis team prepares to take on UC Riverside in a conference match tomorrow.

March 9, 2007

Da Bears

By Armchair QB

First UCSB ruins the Bruins hopes of an NCAA national championship, and now Cal wants in on it? Come on Bears, you're going to have to do more than that to keep up with us.

March 8, 2007

2007 Big West Tournament Guide

By Alex Pavlovic

While six teams remain in the Big West Tournament, the hunt for the conference title has realistically been a four-team race for some time now.

March 8, 2007

How To Fill Out the Winning March Madness Bracket

By John Ciccarelli

When March rolls around, there is a noticeable dry spell in professional sports.

March 8, 2007

Gaucho Trio To Test Waters at Nationals

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

UCSB looks forward to an exciting week in the water as freshman Anne Marie May and senior captain Jennifer Schwalb from the women's swim team represent the Gauchos at the NCAA Nationals.

March 8, 2007

First Round Trouble Spells Doom for SB

By Kip Hanson

A bleak first-round performance on a tough course at the Callaway Golf Invitational in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., left the Gauchos in 14th place and out of contention for the tournament cup.

March 8, 2007

UCSB Hosts Rival Cal Poly

By Chris Hoffman

With a bid to the USA Rugby Men's College Championship on the line, the #14 UCSB men's club rugby team hosts Central Coast rival #9 Cal Poly this weekend in a battle for first place.

March 8, 2007

Loading the Bases

By Armchair QB

Already known as a racist, sexist, and homophobe, John Rocker can now add Human Growth Hormone user to his list. What a resume.

March 7, 2007

Pitching Woes Allow Waves to Slide by SB

By Alex Pavlovic

In a game that featured 25 runs and 28 hits, UCSB dropped a heartbreaker to #10 Pepperdine yesterday

March 7, 2007

Injury-Plagued UCSB Falls to Georgia State

By Cassie Harris

It was a long afternoon for the injury-ridden UCSB men's tennis team yesterday as it dropped a match to Georgia State 1-6.

March 7, 2007

Why Do You Love to Surf?

By Lika Walker

The other day I took a stroll to all of my favorite think spots. For a surfer, naturally, the optimal place to ponder in peace is the beach.

March 7, 2007

Danger Under the Rack

By Armchair QB

UNC forward Tyler Hansbrough gets an elbow to the nose and Ron Artest's latest love interest gets slapped across the face. Who ever said basketball was not a contact sport?