Sports

January 23, 2001

Superbowl Prediction: The Ravens Will Fly High

By Eliav Appelbaum

The team that is destined to win will be the Ravens, without serious question. The Giants can't win the game: they'll soon be stitching a tent covering the city with all the banners and pennants the city has accumulated.

January 23, 2001

Superbowl Prediction: Birds Can Peck, But the Giant Will Stand

By Jason Chau

The Giants don't play with the same flair as Baltimore, but will succeed because they can play a complete game of football on both sides of the ball.

January 23, 2001

Gaucho Swimmers See Mixed Results Over UNLV

By Brooke Roberts

Another weekend of mixed results for the UCSB swim team hampered a strong performance by the women's team.

January 22, 2001

UCSB Men’s Basketball Loses a Nailbiter to Idaho

By Matt Heitner

After dropping a tough one-point decision to Long Beach State on Thursday night, the UCSB men's basketball team once again came up one point short, losing 68-67 to Idaho.

January 22, 2001

UCSB Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Match Against UC Santa Cruz

By Brittany Langan

The undefeated Gauchos have gone from an unranked squad to a successful program, and Saturday's match against UC Santa Cruz was no exception.

January 19, 2001

Men’s Basketball, Fullove Come Up Just Short

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team came out with rousing intensity to a surging crowd of 4,904 fans, only to fall just short in its last-minute comeback, bowing down to Big West rival Long Beach State, 76-75 Thursday night i...

January 19, 2001

Men’s Volleball Team Continues Winning Matches as Koski Takes Over the Helm

By Brittany Langan

Two wins into the season, Koski has earned the respect of his teammates while winning the 37th Annual UCSB Elephant Bar Tournament's MVP.

January 17, 2001

ESPN Uses Pit-Stop to Solidify Ties With Athletic Director, Gaucho Sports

By Eliav Appelbaum

When one of the most powerful sports networks visits a campus they haven't frequented for five years, it make sure its presence is felt again.

January 17, 2001

Men’s Basketball Amps Up for Televised Battle Versus Long Beach State

By Eliav Appelbaum

The UCSB men's basketball team will square off tonight against conference nemesis Long Beach State in the Thunderdome at 9. The game will be televised across the country by ESPN, arguably the premier sports network in th...

January 17, 2001

Santa Barbara Breezes by Pacific While Dominating All Across Board

By Jason Chau

The UCSB men's swimming team turned in a dominating performance at Campus Pool on Saturday over the University of Pacific.

January 16, 2001

Women’s Basketball Crunch Cal Poly to Break Big West Win Record

By Eliav Appelbaum

After destroying Cal Poly 74-48 to improve to 8-6 and 2-0 in conference this past Saturday, the Gauchos won their 44th consecutive Big West game to break the conference record in smashing style.

January 16, 2001

Men’s Volleyball Trashes Tritons in Conference Opener; Slugs are Next to be Slugged

By Brittany Langan

On Saturday the Gauchos poured into the RIMAC Arena where they dusted off UC San Diego in a 30-20, 30-24, 30-24 victory, leaving the Tritons thirsty for more in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation season opener.

January 16, 2001

Men’s Basketball Succumbs to Anteaters on Road at End of Long Trip

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos (5-8, 2-1 in the Big West) fell to the Anteaters (11-2, 3-0) for their first loss in Big West competition before 3,084 spectators.

January 12, 2001

Men’s Basketball Prepares for Big West Showdown With Titans

By Eliav Appelbaum

The Gauchos are looking for a streak that they have been unable to accomplish all year: the attempt to win three games in a row.

January 12, 2001

Men’s Basketball Slays Titans in 74-71 Win

By Eliav Appelbaum

After blowing a double-digit lead against CSUF and allowing the Titans to recapture the lead in the final minute, Santa Barbara (5-7, 2-0 in the Big West) took over with key plays from its young veterans that got the tea...

January 12, 2001

This Just In: Professioal Basketball Less Interesting Than Budweiser Frogs Mating

By Eliav Appelbaum

The National Basketball Association's season is a couple of weeks away from a much-needed pit stop at midseason. And there's already trouble brewing again in Washington, this time about available fan seating at the All-S...