Sports

May 8, 2002

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Gear Up for NCAA Grind in L.A.

By Keith Busam

Despite an unbelievable run through the Big West Championships, the selection committee served up a royal slap in the face to Santa Barbara and its star player junior Carlos Palencia.

May 8, 2002

Sports Column: It’s Getting Ugly: Baseball’s Seven Deadly Sins

By Alex Benowitz-Fredricks

Name me one world-class baseball player who is undeniably hot, and I'll show you a whiny little Red with a famous dad and no knee ligaments.

May 8, 2002

2003 Gauchos: Life After Christensen Begins

By Michael Long

The 2002 UCSB women's basketball team had about as successful a season as Head Coach Mark French could have hoped.

May 8, 2002

Sports Feature Photo: Up and At ‘Em

By Staff

The UCSB men's and women's track and field teams have been flying high lately after competitions at the annual Nick Carter Invitational and Stanford Invite last weekend.

May 7, 2002

Gymnastics: UCSB Gymnasts on Ropes

By Chris Freet

The men's team, led by a solid core of upperclassmen, finished the season with an 11-16 record - not impressive on the surface.

May 7, 2002

Appelbaum on Sports: Outside Drama More Gripping Than Playoffs

By Eliav Appelbaum

After decades of toil, the NBA finally reached the second round last weekend. No, it only seems like it took the Spurs ten years of servitude to fitfully put the Supersonics to rest.

May 6, 2002

Track and Field: Gauchos Clean Up Invite

By John Liu

The UCSB men's and women's track and field teams left impressions at home and on the road this weekend.

May 6, 2002

Softball: UCSB Stumbles as Fullerton Sweeps

By Clancy Roberts

The UCSB softball team was so close it could nearly taste victory.

May 6, 2002

Baseball: Santa Barbara Hits Highlander Road, Jack

By Justin Goldman

The Gauchos probably wish they had spent their Cinco de Mayo weekend at home with a case of Corona.

May 3, 2002

Baseball: UCSB Aims High Against Riverside

By Justin Goldman

The UCSB baseball team will host Riverside this weekend in a three-game series at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. The Gauchos will hope to vault over the Highlanders.

May 3, 2002

Softball: Santa Barbara Gears Up for Homestand

By Clancy Roberts

The UCSB softball team saw its eight-game winning streak end Wednesday, losing both games of its doubleheader in evening games at Fresno State.

May 3, 2002

Track: Gauchos Ready for Home Invite

By John Liu

The top Santa Barbara distance runners will travel to Palo Alto to compete in the Cardinal Qualifier Friday at Stanford. The Cardinal Qualifier is one of the premier distance meets in the country every season

May 1, 2002

Baseball: Bruins Pummel Gauchos

By Josh Tosney

UCSB gave up an unholy 23 hits in an 18-13 loss to UCLA in Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Eight different pitchers gave up 15 earned runs and the defense committed three costly errors, condemning the Gaucho...

May 1, 2002

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Glean Awards

By Keith Busam

Just four days after the No. 75 UCSB men's tennis team claimed its second conference title, the Big West awarded the Gauchos enough hardware to fill an entire trophy case.

May 1, 2002

After Playoff Run to MPSF Final Four, UCSB Looks Ahead

By Michael Long

The UCSB men's volleyball team set lofty goals at the beginning of the 2002 season. Aside from individual goals, the Gauchos went into the season vowing to make the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation playoffs.

May 1, 2002

Appelbaum on Sports: NBA Playoffs: Another Ride to the Edge of Ineptitude

By Eliav Appelbaum

I'm through laying all my cards on teams that don't perform. The Cubs haven't won anything since Rickey Henderson lost his first tooth. And the Cubbies aren't going to win anything in my lifetime.