Sports

volleyball: No.1 men's team survives a scare with a five-set win over No.12 UC Santa Barbara at home.

BASKETBALLl: Women's basketball has a tough time against UC Davis and comes up short against Pacific.

VOLLEYBALL: Men's team is on fire as it wins two more against Stanford and Pacific last week at home.

THE SWAGGER: It seems like the LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant debate is all over the sports world today. Heck, I wrote my column about it just two weeks ago. But since Kobe's 61- point slashing of the Knicks and LeBron's almost triple-double performance in New York, the blogs have been going crazy. It is safe to call this relationship between the two players an official rivalry. And rivalries are one of the best things about sports...

THE FRESHNESS: I have witnessed two different ways to get blacked out at the Bren Events Center. One way will allow you to enjoy the benefits of being a student at a Division One sporting event. The other will get you kicked out of that same sporting event. You make the choice.

BASKETBALL: Men's team defeats Cal Poly at home, but falls to UCSB on Saturday at the Bren Events Center.

BASKETBALL: Dutch phenom Rebecca Maessen loves computers and basketball.

TENNIS: Men's team looks to bounce back after 0-2 start behind freshman Steve Henderson.

SPORTS: Women's basketball and water polo recaps. Men's basketball and volleyball previews.

BASKETBALL: Kaira Belen is a renaissance woman: modeling, singing and playing basketball.

THE SWAGGER: Check this Anteater Nation, one of UC Irvine's very own is making a name for himself in the National Basketball Association. I know what you are thinking. UCI's basketball team has never made the NCAA Tournament; it hasn't even won its own conference tournament. How does it have a player making a name for himself in the NBA? The truth is, we don't. We have a coach...

VOLLEYBALL: Men's Volleyball Takes Down Two Big Name Schools and Improves to 8-2 overall, 4-1 in League