Sports

UCSB Coaching Connection

May 15, 2003 by

This is where it all began. Eleven years ago. It's hard to believe that they first sprouted their wings here. Three men gather for work in a drowsy city that sweeps effortlessly along a gentle curve o...
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Men’s and Women’s Track and Field: SB Gears For Big West

May 14, 2003 by

The UCSB men's and women's track and field teams have endured significant pain this season but are counting on a year full of hard work to pay off at the 2003 Big West Track and Field Championships st...
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Men’s Tennis: Trojans Break UCSB’s Postseason Run

May 13, 2003 by

The UCSB men's tennis team ended its season on a bittersweet note on Saturday, falling to #21 USC in the first round of the NCAA Regionals at UCLA's Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Trojans gained momen...
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Women’s Tennis: Gauchos Look to Continue Success in 2004

May 13, 2003 by

The Gauchos, led by the seemingly invincible senior Uzma Khan, bowed out of the 2003 Big West Tournament in the semifinals in a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Cal Poly but still managed to compile one of t...
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Jack-of-All-Coaches

May 13, 2003 by

Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach Phil Jackson should lay off the Funyuns and start laying down those retirement papers.An angioplasty last Saturday sidelined Jackson for all of two days, instead of the r...
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Baseball: Gauchos Cage Tigers at Home

May 12, 2003 by

For the first time this season, the Gauchos used one of their many opportunities to climb out of last place in the Big West. Fittingly, it was limiting Pacific's opportunities to score, and cashing in...
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Softball: Santa Barbara Finishes With 34 Wins, Ties School Record

May 12, 2003 by

Entering their final series of the regular season, the Santa Barbara softball team knew that playing at perennial conference powerhouse Cal State Fullerton was a tall order. Although they failed to pr...
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Baseball: Tigers on the Prowl

May 9, 2003 by

With just six scheduled games remaining, the Gauchos are beginning to look back at a season of opportunities missed. UCSB has lost 15 of its last 24 games, beginning with a three-game stretch at Orego...
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Softball: Titans Try to Prevent Santa Barbara History

May 9, 2003 by

With the help of the NCAA increasing the number of teams selected to the National Softball Tournament this year, the UCSB softball team has a chance to qualify for the first time ever. All Santa Barba...
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Track: Gauchos Attempt to Qualify at Oxy

May 9, 2003 by

The 2003 Big West Track & Field Championships start Wednesday for the UCSB men's and women's track and field teams. Athletes who have hit their qualifying marks will take part in the championships in ...
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Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Meet Trojans in NCAA Tourney

May 8, 2003 by

Nothing is as sweet as revenge, and when the #62 UCSB men's tennis team takes to the courts this weekend in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against defending national champion #21 USC, the reve...
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Kings Gotta Have More Cowbell

May 8, 2003 by

As the Sacramento Kings continue to roll through the NBA playoffs, let us reflect on a phenomenon that occurred over five years ago: The emergence of the Kings fan.
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Baseball: UCLA Rips Double in Ninth to Beat SB

May 7, 2003 by

The great Babe Ruth's hitting strategy was simple: hit the ball so far that the other team can't catch it. The UCLA baseball team employed that strategy Tuesday evening, clubbing four home runs and a ...
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Men’s and Women’s Rowing: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Santa Barbara

May 7, 2003 by

The UCSB men's and women's rowing club teams will travel this weekend to the East Coast for two of their biggest events of the year: the Dad Vail Regatta held in Philadelphia and the Eastern Collegiat...
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Ill Spittin’ Game: NBA Awards Don’t Add Up

May 7, 2003 by

The NBA postseason awards amount to giving a bottle of cologne for the Swamp Thing as a housewarming gift. Sure, the Thing might smell a tad less revolting and it would be a nice touch on the toadstoo...
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