NCAA Tournament First Round Liveblog!

Showing Milwaukee how it's done...

A Gaucho fan prepares for the game with his custom sign

Welcome to Milwaukee everyone!  John Greely checking in with you here, ready to bring you all the action from UCSB’s first round match with second-seeded Ohio State.

Tipoff is at 6:45 p.m. Pacific, and check in every few minutes starting around 6:30 for all your UCSB-analysis needs. Go Gauchos!

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Live Updates

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Big West Men’s Final Live Blog!

Hello everyone, and welcome to Anaheim. We’ll keep you updated in today’s men’s finals as the action goes.

Check in every couple of minutes for instant analysis on all the action, starting right before tipoff. (more…)

Big West Tournament Live Blog!

Hello everyone, and welcome to Anaheim. We’ll keep you updated in today’s men’s and women’s semi-finals as the action goes.

Check in every couple of minutes for instant analysis on all the action, starting right before tipoff. (more…)

Gauchos Add the Swoosh

Starting this fall, Gaucho athletes will be decked out in full Nike regalia.

According to a UCSB Athletics press release, all 20 of our intercollegiate teams will be sporting the swoosh thanks to a new partnership with Nike. Standards have been set for the designs across the board, and Director of Athletics Mark Massari noted that the Gaucho mascot will feature prominently. (more…)

Eric Frimpong Case Getting National Attention

ESPN the Magazine’s Sam Alipour recently did a feature on former UCSB soccer star and convicted rapist Eric Frimpong for the magazine’s July 13th issue. This is, if I’m not mistaken, the first major media outlet to report in-depth on the case that divided Santa Barbara.

It’s definitely worth a read.

The Story of Prisoner F95488