Sports

Congress Debates NCAA Reform Ideas

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amidst the dust created in our nation's capital by the political stampede surrounding the troubles in Iraq, sports can still compete with other policy issues for time on the nationa...
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Men’s Lacrosse: Gauchos Conquer All at National Tourney

In a heart-stopping finish, the #1 UCSB men's lacrosse team won its first-ever national championship Saturday over defending champion #2 Colorado State University by a score of 8-7 at the Anheuser-Bus...
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Women’s Lacrosse: UCSB Takes Home Sixth, Sportsmanship Award in St. Louis

The Gaucho women's lacrosse team ends their season with victories on and off the field. UCSB came home from St. Louis, Mo. with a sixth place finish in the annual Western Women's Lacrosse League Natio...
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Softball: SB Clinches First NCAA Bid Ever

The UCSB women's softball team (14-7 in the Big West, 32-29 overall) received an NCAA regionals bid and the sixth seed Sunday night and will head to Tucson, Ariz. to face #3 seeded Northwestern (32-18...
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Track and Field: Gauchos Finish Fourth of Nine at Big West Championships

If the UCSB men's and women's track team proved one thing this weekend at the Big West Championships, it's that team spirit can make a difference.
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Softball: UCSB Grabs Second in Big West

The UCSB softball team needed two things to happen this weekend: a series victory over Cal State Fullerton and a Long Beach State sweep over Cal State Northridge. Mission accomplished.
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Baseball: Santa Barbara Ends Win Streak

After soaring to an eight-game winning streak that included a sweep of Long Beach State, the UCSB baseball team (32-19, 9-9 in the Big West) lost its first conference series in two weeks to the unlike...
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Softball: Postseason Bid on Line For UCSB

After a grueling schedule, the UCSB softball team (30-28, 12-6) will wind up its season against Cal State Fullerton (17-32, 6-12) at Campus Diamond this weekend.
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Baseball: Gauchos Takes 8-Game Win Streak North

Even though their toughest competition is out of the way, there isn't much doubt that the Gauchos' next two Big West series are their biggest of the season. In a fourth-place tie, one game out of thir...
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A Tale of Two Teams

Hey boys and girls. Thought pennant races were reserved for September? Well, you're wrong. There's actually two happening this weekend - one in our own back yard and the other just outside our beloved...
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Water Ski: UCSB Follows Wake to Nationals

Senior Matt Bettencourt and graduate student Matt Dummer competed at the National Collegiate Water Ski Association's All-Star Tournment this past weekend at Sky Lake in Chico.
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The Young and the Restless

Watered-down talent: Such is the product of an ever-increasing amount collegiate underclassmen and high school contenders and pretenders bolting for the greener pastures (or just a certain green paper...
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Baseball: Junior Journeyman Flourishes in New Home

The fourth inning is just one of at least nine in any given baseball game, just a small part of a bigger picture, one chance to score or prevent runs among many other chances.
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Baseball: Santa Barbara Wipes Out Waves

The Gauchos are taking this season one game at a time and scoring runs early in ball games one touchdown at a time. Santa Barbara used another early lead to down Pepperdine 10-3 in its last home game ...
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Track & Field: Gauchos Prep for Big West Championships

It's the culmination of all the hard work, long hours, drops of sweat, sore muscles, and runs in the rain. The UCSB track and field team will compete in the Big West Championships this week, held at U...
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