Columns/Features

Green Advice: The Right to Be Wrong

May 19, 2011 by

As surprising as it may seem, I don’t spend all of my time thinking about fantasy baseball. I am a man of Isla Vista, and as such, many subjects occupy my thoughts, from sports to politics to what I...
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Hoop Dreams: Words Hurt — An Untimely Look at NBA Fines

May 17, 2011 by

Phil Jackson was fined $35,000 for his verbal criticism of the officiating during the Mavs’ sweep of the Lakers. For the elbow to Maverick guard JJ Barea’s ribs, Laker center Andrew Bynum was fine...
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Gauchos Begin Final Four Competition

May 12, 2011 by

After an incredible undefeated season, the Gauchos (10-0) will face Bowling Green University (9-0) in the Final Four this afternoon at Steuber Rugby Stadium at Stanford University to fight for the tit...
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Trust Issues

May 12, 2011 by

There are a lot of things that go into successfully managing a fantasy baseball team. One of the least obvious, yet most important, is having trust in your players to perform when you need them to.
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Hoop Dreams: Ravi’s Response, Black Mamba Style

May 10, 2011 by

There’s no denying the athletic talent of LeBron James. But a comparison of “who’s better?” between James and Kobe Bryant requires a higher level of scrutiny than an examination of their athle...
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Women’s Club Lacrosse Out of Championship Contention

May 9, 2011 by

No. 6 Colorado State beat No. 7 UCSB 10-7 in the WCLA National Championship Tournament semifinals at the Scottsdale Sports Complex this Friday, making it the second time that CSU has eliminated the Ga...
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Tweeting Up A Storm: The Kobe vs. LBJ Debate

May 9, 2011 by

LeBron is more talented, athletic and efficient than Kobe. It is no fluke that LBJ has led the NBA in Player Efficiency Rating in each of the last four seasons. He has better shot selection, vision an...
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Green Advice for Green People: The NFL Draft

May 4, 2011 by

Hey there sporty people. I decided to take a little break from baseball this week and talk to you a little bit about the NFL. Not the labor dispute in the lockout. But that’s not what I want to t...
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Hoop Dreams: Tweet Inspirations — LeBron and Blake

May 3, 2011 by

This week’s Tweet of the Week: Dmoses3 [April 19]: “The dude just said Blake griffin will win a championship before lebron, case in point why Ravi Bhatia needs to write about women’s basketb...
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Green Advice for Green People: Good to Be Bad

April 27, 2011 by

If you are in a fantasy baseball league that isn’t rotisserie style, you’re doing it wrong. That’s just a fact.
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Hoop Dreams: Hollinger’s PER Far From a ‘Total Stat’

April 26, 2011 by

John Hollinger’s Player Efficiency Rating pissed me off more when it was used to prove LeBron was better than Kobe a few years back.
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The 18th Weekly Photo of the Week: “To the Land of Golden Bears”

April 26, 2011 by

Lindsay Gottlieb, head coach of the women’s basketball team this season, announced Monday that she was leaving the program to coach at UC Berkeley. In three seasons at the helm of the Gauchos, Gottl...
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UEFA Champions League Breakdown

April 25, 2011 by

FC Schalke 04 will host Manchester United this afternoon before FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF face off in the semifinal round of the UEFA Champions League Tournament.
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Green Advice for Green People: Don’t Overlook Your League’s Overlooked Talent

April 20, 2011 by

Most fantasy owners don’t trust rookies and other smaller names to be consistent. They are reluctant to use players who have not established themselves as household names, which can be a big mistake...
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’Chos to Kick Off Series v. 49ers

April 20, 2011 by

Hoping to maintain the momentum from Tuesday night’s 15-inning victory over Pepperdine, UCSB will host Big West foe Long Beach State in a three-game series starting today. Long Beach currently stand...
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