Sports

Column: Should Michael Return? A Comeback at Age 38 May Be Asking Too Much of M.J.

May 14, 2001 by

He was 99.9 percent sure. Ninety-nine point nine percent positive that his NBA career was over.
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Softball Head Coach Kelly Resigns After Disappointing Year

May 11, 2001 by

On Thursday, UCSB Athletic Director Gary Cunningham announced the resignation of Head Coach Liz Kelly. The announcement came after a dismal season, in which Santa Barbara finished 18-34, including 4-1...
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Gaucho Baseball Braces for Weekend Series Against Top-Ranked Cal State Fullerton

May 11, 2001 by

The Gauchos are in for a rather large role reversal, as they travel to Fullerton to play the top team in the country.
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UCSB Track Readies for Last Meet of Season at Occidental

May 11, 2001 by

At the Occidental Invitational in Los Angeles, the UCSB men's and women's track team will have its last chance to get ready for the Big West Championships scheduled for the following weekend.
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Women’s Water Polo Takes National Collegiate Select Championship Title

May 10, 2001 by

Santa Barbara was redeemed through the squad's performance at the first-ever National Collegiate Select Championships located in Stockton, Calif. this past weekend.
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Women’s Basketball Team Looks Forward to 2001-2002 Season After Recruits Latch On

May 10, 2001 by

To maintain a high level of play, a basketball team must constantly bring in new talent to improve the program. The UCSB women's basketball team is no different.
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UCSB Softball Finishes Rebuilding Year a Little Older, Wiser

May 9, 2001 by

Every cloud has a silver lining, but the lining for this year's UCSB women's softball team may be harder to find than others.
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Garcia Earns Second Pitcher of Week Award for Performance vs. LBSU

May 9, 2001 by

On Monday, the Big West named James Garcia its Pitcher of the Week for his outing against Long Beach State. The junior went the full nine innings against LBSU, limiting the Dirtbags to seven hits and ...
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Santa Barbara Bolts in Stanford and Nick Carter Invitationals

May 8, 2001 by

The UCSB men's and women's track and field teams racked up a slew of highlights and personal records this past weekend in two different events.
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Please Help These Ex-Presidents Find a Victory

May 8, 2001 by

John Liu is a junior at UCSB. He plays third base for a winless co-ed softball team called the Ex-Presidents, and hopes that writing this column will somehow help his team win its next game.
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Black Tide Rip Through San Diego During UPA Regional Tourney Highlighted By Win over UC

May 8, 2001 by

The Black Tide rolled into San Diego this past weekend, where it won the UPA Regional Qualifier Tournament for the men's club ultimate Frisbee team.
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UCSB Baseball Take Two: Santa Barbara Pounds Dirtbags

May 7, 2001 by

The #25 UCSB baseball team had hoped to do some spring cleaning this weekend with Long Beach State in town.
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Matadors Put Final Stake in Gauchos’ Softball Season WIth Three-Game Sweep

May 7, 2001 by

They usually say that parting is such sweet sorrow, but this may not be the case with the 2001 UCSB softball team as it finished its season this past weekend, dropping three in a row to a tough Cal St...
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Feature Photo: UCSB Track

May 7, 2001 by

The UCSB men's and women's track team had several stellar individual performances this weekend at the Stanford Invitational and at the Nick Carter Invitational at Pauley Track.
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Gauchos and Long Beach: No Love Connection Here

May 4, 2001 by

After meeting only three days ago in a 12-inning Santa Barbara victory, the #25 Gauchos and the #30 Dirtbags renew acquaintances this weekend in what promises to be a contentious three-game series.
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