Monday Briefing

Bruins play with U-20 National Team in Argentina

Seniors Brian Perk and Michael Stephens have been in Argentina with the Under-20 Men’s National Team for a 10-day training camp. They are scheduled to face Uruguay today and Australia on Wednesday.

Perk is likely to start at goalkeeper for the U.S. as he has started the majority of its matches this year. The Rancho Santa Margarita native has recorded 0.16 goals against average with a 4-0-2 record and five shutouts.

Midfielder Stephens has made four appearances with the U-20 squad and has scored two goals.

Pac-10 approves men’s basketball schedule

The men’s basketball team has made a number of changes to its conference schedule for this upcoming season, and the Pac-10 recently approved them.

Notable changes to the schedule include the UCLA/USC at California/Stanford series being moved from Jan. 7, 2010, and Jan. 10, 2010, to Jan. 6 and Jan. 9. This news will come as a relief to college football fans as the National Championship is scheduled for Jan. 7.

Also, the Bruins’ rivalry match that was originally scheduled at Galen Center on Feb. 13, 2010, was moved to Feb. 14.

Pitcher Gerrit Cole helps USA to world championship

Rising sophomore pitcher Gerrit Cole threw a complete game Friday night to propel the USA Collegiate Baseball Team past Canada in Prince George, Canada.

The U.S. played the Championship game Sunday afternoon. Drew Pomeranz of Ole Miss started for the U.S.

UCLA soccer player assists USA to defeat Canada

UCLA women’s soccer player Lauren Cheney scored her second assist in as many matches with the U.S. women’s national team. Cheney is just one of three collegiate soccer players on the national squad’s roster.

The match against Canada marks the last time the squad will be together until its training camp in late September.

Former Bruin hoops star sues NCAA

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; A former UCLA basketball player is suing the NCAA over its use of former student athletes’ images in DVDs, video games, photographs and other material.

In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, Ed O’Bannon says the NCAA illegally has athletes sign away their rights to the commercial use of their images and does not share any of the proceeds from its use with former athletes.

“While the NCAA, its member conferences and schools, and its for-profit business partners reap millions of dollars from revenue streams … , former student athletes whose likenesses are utilized to generate those profit centers receive no compensation whatsoever,” the suit claims.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and calls on the NCAA to pay the former athletes what it has allegedly made from the use of their images. That amount has yet to be determined, said Megan Jones, a partner with the law firm of Hausfeld LLP, which is representing O’Bannon.

It also seeks an injunction on behalf of current student athletes barring the NCAA from licensing the rights to their images.

Compiled by Farzad Mashhood, Bruin Sports senior staff, and Bruin wire services.

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