Sports

February 28, 2007

Position Change Helps Harris

By Alex Pavlovic

After spending the summer upgrading his game, Alex Harris is now making a few changes to the Gaucho record books.

February 28, 2007

Surfing For Inlanders

By Hannah Perry

Surfing as a sport has always been a meditative and active way to cleanse one's mind.

February 28, 2007

Melting Witches

By Armchair QB

After hearing about the 'witch hunt' tip from Gary Sheffield, the QB is heading to Scottsdale with a Super-Soaker to melt some steroid juicers.

February 27, 2007

Bears Clobber Gaucho Pitching

By Alex Pavlovic

Although they had a chance to prove themselves against a Pac-10 power this weekend, the Gauchos struggled at the plate and on the mound, dropping a two-game series to Cal (7-7) at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. UCSB (3-5) lost ...

February 27, 2007

UCSB Hits Two Under Par in Honolulu

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

After a four-month hiatus, the UCSB men's golf team tied Nevada for eighth place at the John Burns Intercollegiate tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii last week.

February 27, 2007

How to Defeat Tiger Woods on the Golf Course

By John Ciccarelli

This is a memo to all PGA golfers who are wondering how to beat a man who has won 12 Major Championships before the age of 32 and is the only golfer to ever hold all four Major Championships at the same time.

February 27, 2007

Peachy Dash

By Armchair QB

Georgia Tech alumn Calvin Johnson ran the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine in almost 4.31 seconds, about the amount of time it takes Bill Simmons to fart out a column.

February 26, 2007

Santa Barbara Commandeers Big West Championship

By Ana Pineda Staff Writer

The UCSB women's swim team captured the conference title at the 2007 Big West swimming and diving championships this weekend, the 11th title for the squad.

February 26, 2007

Bruins Hand SB Second Straight Loss

By Monique Moyal

The #3 UCSB men's volleyball team that went on a four-match winning streak earlier this month seems to be a completely different squad after this weekend's performance.

February 26, 2007

UCSB Ends Four-Game Losing Streak

By Alex Pavlovic

With his collegiate career winding down, senior guard Cecil Brown hit one last memorable shot for the UCSB men's basketball team, allowing the Gauchos to escape UC Riverside with a 68-67 victory.

February 26, 2007

Riverside Puts an End to Gauchos’ 12-Year Run as Big West’s Best

By Derek Mead

The UCSB women's basketball team found out how unlucky 13 can be after its 62-54 loss to UC Riverside Saturday.

February 26, 2007

UCSB Blasts Its Way to Weekend Wins

By Rob Garcia

After being dormant in the previous two tournaments, the long ball worked wonders for the UCSB softball team this past weekend.

February 26, 2007

Santa Barbara Dropped by Mustangs in League Opener

By Cassie Harris

The UCSB men's tennis team had a tough opening to its conference season over the weekend with a narrow 3-4 loss to Cal Poly.

February 26, 2007

Dons Play Catch-Up to Take Out Gauchos

By Yvette Mylett Reporter

After taking a 3-0 lead this weekend, the UCSB women's tennis team could not hang on for the victory over the University of San Francisco in its first road match of the season.

February 26, 2007

UCSB Drops Three of Four Over Weekend

By Staff

The #12 UCSB women's water polo team lost its opening game at the Irvine Invitational to #4 Hawaii 9-7 on Saturday, but regained its composure and defeated #14 UC San Diego 8-5 on Sunday.

February 26, 2007

5-5-5 Deal

By Armchair QB

So, Dominos, when you sponsor a NASCAR team, what do you look for in a driver? Obviously, you aren't too concerned about crossing the finish line in one piece.