Sports
If you ever happen to wander by the new Rec Cen Field in the middle of the afternoon, odds are the proverbial shit will be the topic of discussion if the men's soccer team goalie is in action.
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Sometimes I wonder what I am doing back here on the sports page. Surfing is not really a sport; it is more akin to some sort of addictive hobby. It is fundamentally different from the team sports that...
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Many Americans gather in front of the TV on Election Day in small groups to watch their country's history unfold, but #19 UCSB (17-3, 11-2 in the Big West) threw a huge block party in its three-game v...
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"Five, four, three, two, one," shouts UCSB men's water polo team goalie Jon Bonafede from the other side of the pool, keeping his teammates aware of the shot clock. Bonafede, a junior hailing from Alt...
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On Saturday, UCSB's rowing teams cruised into a promising new year with their success at the Head of the American regatta at Sacramento's Lake Natoma.
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One way or another, a streak will be broken tonight in the Thunderdome, where the women's volleyball team will either end its current overall six-match winning streak or snap its four-match losing str...
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It was tricks instead of treats for the UCSB men's water polo team as it dropped both games this weekend, first against #9 Long Beach State 11-12 on Saturday in sudden death overtime and then against ...
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It was a single-family wrecking crew last Saturday, as the Christman twins swept the top two spots at the Big West Championships. The #16 UCSB women's cross country team won its second consecutive Big...
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The UCSB men's soccer team looked like the I.V. Foot Patrol this Halloween weekend, shutting down Fullerton on Saturday night like a keg party on DP.
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Ten minutes were enough to turn the match around for #20 UCSB (16-3 overall, 11-2 in the Big West Conference) on Saturday in Stockton.
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The party was in Utah over the weekend for the UCSB women's soccer team as it clinched the top seed in the upcoming Big West Tournament with a pair of wins on the road.
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Not even the #2 Big West team could knock Santa Barbara off its tracks. The UCSB women's volleyball team swept Northridge with scores of 32-30, 30-28, 30-22 on Thursday in Northridge.
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The UCSB men's water polo team hopes its biggest celebration this Halloween weekend will come from two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation victories against Long Beach State on Saturday and Stanford on...
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Deuces are wild for the UCSB men's soccer team this weekend. The #6 Gauchos snagged a double-overtime victory over the Titans in their last meeting and a 2-0 victory over Cal Poly on Oct. 24.
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Hyped. That word alone describes how the UCSB men's and women's cross country teams feel about the Big West Championships. The teams are eager to show the conference what Santa Barbara cross country i...
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