Sports

Gauchos Come From Behind to Top Tritons

Atop the bleachers inside Robertson Gym this holiday weekend, a young girl sat with her fingers crossed. She didn't want objects like candy or a brand-new toy to play with; instead she wished for a me...
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Gaucho Soccer Busy Over Weekend

With the national championship game a month behind it, the UCSB men's soccer team continued to reap the benefits of its most successful season in school history on Friday.
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Swimming: Gaucho Guys Defeat Davis in Pool; Women Fall to Ags, Beat SD

The UCSB men's and women's swim teams welcomed Davis to the Big West and to Campus Pool on Saturday.
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Gauchos Ride Mustangs

If the Gauchos had a deep bench, it would have been emptied in Thursday night's 76-56 romp over coastal rival Cal Poly at the Thunderdome.
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UCSB Gets Back on Track in SLO

Between being forced off the floor by an elbow-shot to the face and sitting out the final minutes of an 88-64 thrashing of league rival Cal Poly (7-5 overall, 2-3 Big West), senior forward Kristen Man...
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Santa Barbara Hosts 49ers to Kick Off MPSF Play

In response to the recent onslaught of rain to hit Santa Barbara, the UCSB men's volleyball team looks to wash away the memories of its tournament losses and seek redemption tonight at 7 against visit...
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Swimming: UC Davis Joins Big West

The UCSB swim team welcomes Davis to the Big West Conference for the first time at Campus Pool on Saturday at noon.
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Walking Tall in Santa Barbara

With just seven players sure to be available for tonight's game against Cal Poly, the UCSB men's basketball team is a flurry of miscast characters. Guards are playing forward, forwards are playing cen...
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SB Tries to Rerail at Poly

Expect a good old-fashioned showdown in SLO town as the Gauchos (5-7 overall, 3-1 in the Big West) prepare to take on Cal Poly (7-4, 2-2 Big West) tonight at 7. The Big West rivals will face off in th...
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Athletic Trainers Get Gauchos Back in the Game

A certain Hardwood Injury Bug (Basketius gauchitis), a mysteriously aggressive creature that has plagued the UCSB men's basketball team this season, may have met its match on campus.
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Water Water Everywhere

Sands Beach was closed earlier in the week due to water toxicity. For surfers from southern California, this is not surprising - beaches down here usually close when it rains because of all the city f...
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SB Continues Southbound

It was a tale of two halves in Starkville, Miss. last night, as the Gauchos fell at the hands of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 69-62 in a nonconference bout. Down by 21 points at halftime, Santa...
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Sports Column: Between the Teeth

It seems incongruent that a CEO of any company would warn his subsidiaries against profiteering. Margins are why we exist, right?
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W. Water Polo: Gauchos Look to Crack Tourney

This time, it's the women who are back in town. The UCSB women's water polo season is beginning and the team is ready to play... and win.
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Idaho Assails UCSB

UCSB (5-6 overall, 3-1 in the Big West) dropped its first league game of the year Saturday afternoon to the University of Idaho (7-5, 2-1 Big West), leaving just one question: What are they putting in...
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