Sports
The top-ranked UCSB men's soccer team will make the quick hike north to San Luis Obispo on Saturday to renew its longest rivalry, but proximity is the only thing that has been close between these two ...
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Santa Barbara (9-0-1 overall, 2-0 Big West) came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Cal State Fullerton in double overtime 4-3.
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By the end of this week, the #13 UCSB women's volleyball team will have played three matches in three states over a span of five days. Santa Barbara will play Utah State tonight at 6 at the Dee Glen ...
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There I was, engulfed by a sea of Dodger Blue in the left field pavilion. I was a rarity, one of those guys that just doesn't belong at Dodger Stadium. I wore my Halloween colors with pride: Giants ha...
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Loyola Marymount University (10-5 overall, 1-1 in the West Coast Conference) defeated #13 UCSB (9-2, 4-1 in the Big West Conference,) 3-1 last night in the Thunderdome, outplaying the Gauchos on all l...
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Surfers have this whole discrimination thing going against beginners. We invent derogatory names reserved solely for those that suck at surfing. Kooks. It is not cool to be a kook. It is not cool to b...
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Since the opening kickoff of the men's soccer season, every week the Big West Player of the Week has sported Gaucho blue. Earlier this week UCSB senior goalkeeper Danny Kennedy was awarded the honor, ...
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Lion paws will attempt to block #8 Santa Barbara's domination over nonconference foes tomorrow night at 7 in the Thunderdome, when the UCSB women's volleyball team takes on Loyola Marymount University...
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Thursday, the UCSB men's tennis team took two of its top competitors, juniors Nick Brotman and Ivan D'Argence Arceo, to the annual All-American Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Sports Information Directors (SIDs) Ben Alkaly and Jeff Bowers act as the liason between athletes, coaches, and the media, among other tasks. They work out of the media relations office and the Thunde...
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It's not just the sports found in the X Games that are evolving and progressing; even 100-year-old sports like volleyball are still changing.
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Friday night the Gauchos finally found a clink in their armor in a heated battle with the University of San Francisco. Alas, it could be worse. UCSB managed to salvage a 1-1 tie, but for the first tim...
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The Gauchos (7-4-1 overall, 2-0 Big West) started their Big West Conference season with two victories this weekend. On Friday, UCSB scored four second-half goals in a 4-1 win over Long Beach State.
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More than 500 fans witnessed the UCSB women's volleyball team's humbling 3-0 loss to Pacific in its home opener Friday night in the Thunderdome, but only half as many volleyball enthusiasts returned t...
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The UCSB men's water polo team hung with the top 20 teams in the nation this weekend, taking fifth place at the Northern California Tournament.
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