Sports

Just Do It

February 7, 2007 by

The QB is appalled that the Bulls fined forward Tyrus Thomas for saying he was only interested in money. No athlete is in it for the money; just ask Lebron what he thinks about Sprite.
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Gauchos Reign in Season Home Opener

February 6, 2007 by

On a weekend when the whole nation was watching the Super Bowl, the #20 UCSB men's rugby team did a little hard hitting and scoring of its own.
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How to Draft a Championship NBA Fantasy Basketball Team, Part II

February 6, 2007 by

If you've read part one of this column (Daily Nexus, Jan. 30), you probably think you have an NBA fantasy draft all figured out - well, Walter Cronkite, I've got news for you: You don't.
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Hartwick Spoils Promising Weekend for UCSB

February 6, 2007 by

The #12 UCSB women's water polo team started out strong in its first preseason games of 2007, playing matches against Cal Baptist and #15 Hartwick at the Cal Baptist Mini Tournament on Saturday.
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Gamblin’ Man

February 6, 2007 by

If Charles Barkley can gamble away ten million dollars in his lifetime and still be a Hall-of-Famer then why is Pete Rose still excluded from Major League Baseball's illustrious honor?
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Waves Crash Party Inside Rob Gym

February 5, 2007 by

The #4 Pepperdine men's volleyball team upset the #3 UCSB men's volleyball team Saturday with a 32-30, 33-31 and 30-18 defeat in front of 1,068 fans at Rob Gym.
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Gauchos Split Home Opener

February 5, 2007 by

It came a week later than originally planned, but the #70 UCSB men's tennis team finally made its debut over the weekend in Arizona.
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Santa Barbara Wrangles Aggies

February 5, 2007 by

The UCSB women's basketball team continued charging with a 90-64 dismantling of UC Davis this Saturday, in a record-setting afternoon.
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Traveling Samurais Slide Into SB

February 5, 2007 by

Filmmakers Matthew Asner and Danny Gold spent the last two years dedicated to the philosophy: "If you can't play baseball, make a movie about it."
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Seniors Make Splash in Final Home Meet

February 5, 2007 by

Swimming at home while honoring their senior members helped the UCSB swimming team earn a victory against Pacific in its final home meet of the season Saturday, as the men's team defeated the Tigers 1...
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Freshmen Add to First Gaucho Victory of 2007

February 5, 2007 by

Despite having a relatively young and inexperienced team with four new starting players this year, the #73 UCSB women's tennis team won its season opener, beating Santa Clara University 6-1 at home.
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Butterfinger Bear

February 5, 2007 by

After yesterday's putrid performance in the Super Bowl, Rex Grossman will probably need a new job. After all of those fumbles, the QB is thinking Butterfinger spokesman.
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Santa Barbara Falls to #8 National Powerhouse

February 2, 2007 by

Apparently those rankings count for something, because #8 Stanford - which is now enjoying a 17-game winning streak - certainly played like a top-10 team in last night's 84-59 blowout over the UCSB wo...
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SB Begins Season With Fresh Squad

February 2, 2007 by

The #73 UCSB women's tennis team underwent a complete overhaul this past season, saying goodbye to five of its six starters to graduation.
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UCSB Extends Unbeaten Streak to Three Contests

February 2, 2007 by

The UCSB men's basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to even the season series with UC Davis and put the finishing touches on a perfect 3-0 road trip.
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