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Gauchos Slip in Big West Opener

A rolling Gaucho offense was stalled this past weekend when defending Big West champion Cal State Fullerton swept the UCSB softball team in three games.
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Santa Barbara’s Slide Reaches Five Games

After a three game sweep at the hands of #26 Texas Christian University, UCSB is now in the midst of a season-long five-game losing streak.
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UCSB Pounds Cellar-Bound Cardinal

The #5 UCSB men's volleyball team celebrated the end of Spring Break by breaking out the brooms as the Gauchos (17-10 overall, 12-7 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) swept the unranked Stanfo...
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UCSB Looks to Overcome Injury Woes

Hampered by injuries for much of the 2007 campaign, the UCSB men's tennis team enters the final stretch of the season with a renewed sense of optimism as key players return to action.
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SB Rolls Into Second Place in League

The UCSB women's tennis team has improved its record, posting a 5-2 mark over spring break.
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UCSB Trio Races at Nationals

Senior captains Pat Cary and Jennifer Schwalb, along with freshman Anne Marie May, represented UCSB with outstanding performances at the 2007 NCAA Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
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Gauchos Smack Bruins in da Mouf

With UCLA's 100th NCAA Championship on the table yesterday, the #1 UC Santa Barbara beer pong team handed the #5 Bruins their biggest loss of the season in the final game of the 2007 NCAA Beer Pong To...
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Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oh No for UCSB Star

Like many students, sophomore forward Tom Garlepp from the UCSB men's basketball team spent much of his spring break basking in the sun by the Pacific Ocean.
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HISTORICAL EVENT

In a shocking announcement, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 yesterday to allow women to participate in intercollegiate athletics starting next fall.
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Coming of Age: Women Finding their Place

Now that the quarter is over, I have a confession to make to all of the Nexus Sports faithful. I assume that most of you - ok, all of you - are male.
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2007 Big West Tournament Guide

Why they can win: The Highlanders have been the class of the Big West the entire season.
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Gauchos Hope to Keep Bats Alive This Weekend

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.
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UCSB Brings Swagger Into Stanford Classic

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.
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BYU Brings Potent Offense to Rob Gym

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.
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Defending National Champions Rout UCSB

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