Sports

ILL Spittin’ Game: Let’s Play, Too

April 2, 2003 by

So what do the Chicago Cubs have planned for an encore? After a 15-2 win on Opening Day, anything less than a 162-0 season, a blitz through the playoffs and a World Series parade down the Magnificent ...
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Men’s Tennis: UCSB Fights for National Respect

April 2, 2003 by

The Gauchos, fresh off a dominating 6-1 victory over #65 Texas Tech on March 28, will face University of the Pacific on Saturday and then travel slightly south to battle Fresno State on Sunday.
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Our Medieval Times

April 1, 2003 by

The Knights of Santa Barbara emerged from the mud, blood and beer as state jousting champions in a tournament at Royal Yang Field. The three best knights from the Santa Barbara/Islavistingham fiefdom ...
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Golden Grail Gala

April 1, 2003 by

As dawn cast its splendour across the majestic field of storied Cur Shit Park on the fifth mourn of Shamalamadingdong, archers drew their bows for a chance to sip the spoils of victory from the covete...
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Roma Wears Togas Nicely

April 1, 2003 by

Hark! Fellow countrymen and maidens, I have returned to the friendly confines of Islavistingham after seven years of weary travel to tell you tales of regale, splendour and blood 'n' guts abound in th...
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Baseball: UCSB Brings Brooms

March 31, 2003 by

With the help of zany, late-inning heroics on Sunday, the UCSB baseball team captured its first series sweep of the season against Cal State Northridge over the weekend.
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Softball: Matadors Gore Santa Barbara

March 31, 2003 by

The Gauchos started Big West play over the weekend with a win against Cal State Northridge but ended up falling flat on their faces. After taking the first game 3-1, the UCSB softball team stalled in ...
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Cal Poly, Aztecs Ruin UCSB’s Postseason

March 31, 2003 by

The Gauchos roared into March like a lion... and purred out meeker than a kitten. The UCSB men's basketball team, the 2003 Big West regular season champions, lost its final two postseason games after ...
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Bittersweet March Ends Early for SB

March 31, 2003 by

Just one shot from the taste of something sweet, the #17 UCSB women's basketball team's historic run through the 2002-03 season came to a bittersweet end.
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Anteaters Slay UCSB

March 31, 2003 by

The UCSB men's volleyball team fell at Irvine in three games Thursday night. The Anteaters defeated the Gauchos for the third straight time this year, 30-18, 30-23, 30-28.
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Gauchos Clinch Share of Big West

March 7, 2003 by

When Ralphy Holmes prepared to shoot a three-point basket with the clock winding down, a little twinge of heartbreak fluttered in the Gauchos' hearts. Not again. Could Holmes shatter UCSB's psyche twi...
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UCSB Sinks Titans in Blowout

March 7, 2003 by

With all the scoring outbursts she's been pouring in lately, junior center Lindsay Taylor has established herself as the leading candidate for the 2003 Big West Player of the Year award.
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Trojans Ride Into Santa Barbara

March 7, 2003 by

After playing four top-10 teams in their last five games, the UCSB men's volleyball team will take a break from the juggernauts this weekend when USC comes to The Rob tonight at 7.
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Swingin’ for the Fences

March 7, 2003 by

The UCSB baseball team travels to Los Angeles this weekend to face off in a three-game series against Loyola Marymount.
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Gauchos Bid Farewell to Dynamic Backcourt

March 6, 2003 by

Senior guards Jess Hansen and Debby Caine bid farewell to Santa Barbara's loyal supporters at Saturday night's regular season finale against Riverside. The senior tandem must suit up for a dress rehea...
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