Sports

May 10, 2006

Over-eight-ed

By Sean Lewis

The Lakers' season ended tragically last Saturday evening. The blowout road loss wasn't the tragic part, even a casual basketball observer could see it coming in the first five minutes - the tragedy was the death of a ba...

May 9, 2006

Men’s Lacrosse: UCSB Seeks ‘Three-Peat’

By Kelly Hayes

If fate is on the side of the UCSB men's lacrosse team, the third time will be the charm in the first round of the U.S. Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates (MDIA) National Championships today. The #10 Gauc...

May 9, 2006

Baseball: Gauchos To Welcome Bruins to Caesar Uyesaka

By Chris Hoffman

After a heartbreaking series loss against #4 Cal State Fullerton, the UCSB baseball team takes a break from conference play to face UCLA this afternoon. The Gauchos (20-23 overall, 6-9 in the Big West) won Saturday's gam...

May 8, 2006

Baseball: Gauchos Sneak Win Over #4 Fullerton

By Chris Hoffman

After a hard-fought series and some of the best baseball of the season, the UCSB baseball team stole one game from #4 Cal State Fullerton over the weekend. The Gauchos (20-23 overall, 6-9 in the Big West) fell behind ear...

May 8, 2006

W Track: UCSB Begins Title Defense

By Sean Lewis

The Big West Championships officially began for the UCSB track and field team this weekend in Northridge. Senior heptathlete Danielle DeBeaubien kicked off the championships by finishing sixth in the heptathlon earning t...

May 8, 2006

SB Nabs Qualifying Marks in Claremont

By Derek Mead

In the final weekend of the regular season, many members of the UCSB men's track team looked to post qualifying marks for the Big West Championships.

May 8, 2006

Softball: Santa Barbara Earns Sweep

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team pulled off a sweep in Riverside as it won its first Big West Conference series of the season.

May 5, 2006

Softball: Gauchos Look for First Conference Series Win

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team is hoping to catch a break this weekend, traveling to last-place UC Riverside for its final road conference series of the year.

May 5, 2006

Men’s Tennis: NCAA Hands SB Matchup With #20 Cal

By Cassie Harris

After conquering the Big West, the #71 UCSB men's tennis team now has its sights set on the NCAA Tournament. Fresh off their dramatic 4-3 win over Pacific to capture the Big West Championship last weekend, the Gauchos wi...

May 5, 2006

Baseball: UCSB Gears Up for Fullerton

By Chris Hoffman

After picking up its first conference series win, the UCSB baseball team hosts one of the top teams in the country this weekend. Fourth-ranked Cal State Fullerton (33-11 overall, 10-2 in the Big West) comes to town havin...

May 4, 2006

Track and Field: Santa Barbara Aims for Big West Championships

By Nexus Staff Report

The men's and women's track teams will head south this weekend to vie for a spot atop the Big West at the Big West Championships at Northridge, Calif.

May 4, 2006

Yo Raja, Get Up

By Sean Lewis

I think I'm probably the first sane person to say this - but maybe not to think it - but Ron Artest should have been considered a candidate for MVP.

May 4, 2006

Yo GM’s, Wake Up

By Jeremy Fuller

The NFL Draft is behind us, and with it, one of the most mind-boggling weekends in football since the Giants and Ravens made the Super Bowl way back when

May 3, 2006

Gauchos Dig Deep to Fill Holes in Roster

By Monique Moyal

As with any other sport, this year's off-season has been extremely eventful for the UCSB women's volleyball team. By the end of February, the entire UCSB roster was in a state of instability with the departures of three ...

May 3, 2006

Santa Barbara Ends Season With Sixth-Place Finish

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Despite a solid showing in the first round at the 2006 Big West Golf Championships, held last Monday and Tuesday at Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita, the UCSB men's golf team fell in the second round of ...

May 3, 2006

Draft Dodging

By Jeremy Fuller

The NFL Draft is behind us, and with it, one of the most mind-boggling weekends in football since the Giants and Ravens made the Superbowl way back when. For starters, we had a defensive end go first, as the Houston Texa...