Sports

May 19, 2016

Durant Still the Alpha Dog in OKC, Remains Amongst NBA’s Elite

By Sean White

Playing in 80 games this season after being limited to 27 contests last season due to a Jones fracture in his right foot, former NBA MVP Kevin Durant seems to have been overlooked as one of the game's best as of recently...

May 19, 2016

Gauchos Look to Enchance Playoff Chances at Irvine

By Jorge Mercado

Having not won a series at UC Irvine since 1986, UCSB will look to end that 30-year drought this weekend in order to climb up the conference ladder and make a run at making its second straight NCAA regional.

May 19, 2016

Season Wrap Up: UCSB Softball Ends 28-28 Overall

By Antonia Bird

Able to cap off the season winning four of its last six games, the UCSB softball team's season came to an end last Saturday in the team's road series at Cal State Fullerton. A total of five Gauchos were selected to an Al...

May 18, 2016

UCSB Sweeps UCLA For First Time Since 2006

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos narrowly defeated UCLA 4-3 at Jackie Robinson Stadium to secure a season sweep against the Bruins for the first time since 2006.

May 16, 2016

UCSB Struggles to Get Back on Track

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos were unable to capitalize on hosting Cal State Fullerton and lost the series putting them now four games behind the Titans.

May 16, 2016

Seventh Place Finish in Gauchos NCAA Tourney Debut

By Sinead Leon

After being defeated in the first and second rounds, the No. 7 UCSB women's water polo team ended its first ever postseason appearance with a seventh place finish in its 8-2 win over No. 13 San Diego State.

May 16, 2016

UCSB’s Postseason Run Ends After Win Over Kansas

By Xavier Cardenas

The No. 74 UCSB women's tennis team earned a 4-3 first round victory over Kansas in its trip back to the NCAA Tournament since 1996, but had its momentum quickly ended once swept by No. 2 Cal on Sunday.

May 16, 2016

Gauchos Exceed Expectations at Big West Championships

By Duncan MacPhee

Despite predictions of a non-top three finish, the UCSB track and field team prevailed with an overall second-place outcome in both the women and men events.

May 16, 2016

Gauchos Lose Final Series of Regular Season

By Antonia Bird

UCSB finished its regular-season campaign against the top team in the Big West this season, Cal State Fullerton, and put up a great fight but lost the series.

May 13, 2016

Gauchos Look To Break Slump Against Big West Best Fullerton

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB looks to climb the conference ladder as it takes on the best team in the Big West so far this season in Cal State Fullerton.

May 12, 2016

Gauchos Take on Reigning Champion in No. 2 Stanford

By Sinead Leon

After winning its first ever Big West Conference title, the No. 7 UCSB women's water polo team will attempt to pull off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA water polo history against reigning champion No.2 Stanford.

May 12, 2016

From Rec Runner to Record Holder

By Duncan MacPhee

After nearly calling it quits on the track, graduate distance runner Tori Tsolis managed to rediscover her love for the sport despite a multitude of past injuries throughout her collegiate career at UCSB.

May 12, 2016

UCSB Hopes To Sting Yellow Jackets in First Round

By Daniel Moebus-Bowles

Entering with the confidence from repeating as Big West Tournament champions, the No. 44 UCSB men's tennis team will be back in action this Friday to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to open the NCAA Tournament.

May 12, 2016

Gauchos Return to NCAA Postseason, Take on Jayhawks

By Xavier Cardenas

Clinching its first Big West Conference title since 1996, the No. 74 UCSB women's tennis team is scheduled to face No. 33 Kansas this Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.