Sports

Santa Barbara Dreams of Big West Banner, Sweeping Mustang Banter

Santa Barbara will need a sweep of the Cal Poly Mustangs, plus a little help from an unlikely source, to win the Big West Title.
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Ndiaye Travels to Senegal to Play for Country’s National Team This Saturday

Senior power forward Adama Ndiaye of the UCSB men's basketball team left May 14 for his native Senegal to represent his country's National Team in a series of games against the National Team of Cape V...
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NBA Playoffs Rekindle Civil War Raging Between Northern, Southern Californians at UCSB

During this time of year, it seems that a new sort of breed of basketball fans come out of the woodwork to surface their ugly mugs and flap their lips in the name of Laker bashing.
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Men’s Baseball Readies For Season Finale Versus Mustangs

The UCSB baseball team is enjoying an extraordinary season. Currently ranked 20th in the country in two national polls, the Gauchos boast a 38-13 record, and are on the cusp of a Big West championship...
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Gaucho Golfers Readies for NCAA Regional

The UCSB men's golf team will send senior clubber Jeff Wood to the NCAA regionals at Corvallis, Oregon, starting today.
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Sports Writers Have the Greatest Gig In Town

I would like to apologize to everyone out there: the readers, the athletes, the fans. I think that we all owe you an apology.
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Track and Field Big West Tournamnet

Today’s Events Decathlon Events 11 a.m. 110 Meter Hurdles TBA Discus Pole Vault Javelin 1500 meters Heptathlon Events 1 p.m. Long Jump TBA Javelin 800 meters
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Santa Barbara Rips UCLA for 15 Hits in 10-4 Victory

After dropping a 6-5, 14-inning decision to the Bruins earlier this year, the Gauchos made amends Tuesday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
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What’s Next? Straight From Womb to NBA?

The best two examples of why not to jump from high school to the NBA are found on the Indiana Pacers: Jonathan Bender and Al Harrington. These two guys went straight to the pros and are now fixtures o...
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Gaucho Track Bolts to Long Beach State for 2001 Big West Championships

The UCSB men's and women's track team will be competing in the Big West Championships today and throughout this week at Long Beach State University.
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On Top of Their Game, Gaucho Baseball Looks for Revenge Against Bruins

Coming off of series wins over Big West rival Cal State Long Beach and then #1 Cal State Fullerton, the Gauchos take on UCLA today at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
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Where Will Weber Toll? Nobody Knows

Sacramento King's power forward Chris Webber is leaving California's capital for good. But where will he end up?
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Are You Full Yet: UCSB Baseball Tanks #1 Titans in Series Win

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. And this weekend, the #23 UCSB baseball team toppled a giant.
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UCSB Track Finishes in Occidental, Modesto

The UCSB men's and women's track teams competed in two successful meets at Occidental College in Los Angeles and the Modesto Relays up north on Saturday.
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Column: Should Michael Return? A Comeback at Age 38 May Be Asking Too Much of M.J.

He was 99.9 percent sure. Ninety-nine point nine percent positive that his NBA career was over.
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