Author Archives: Adam de Jong

Call it poetic justice. The UCLA baseball team hovered around mediocrity in the last few years of former coach Gary Adams’ tenure and set a new standard for losing in John Savage’s debut season at the helm of the program. The 2006 season has been a rebirth of sorts, as the Bruins (25-20, 8-7 Pac-10) […]

Freshman Jason Novak came in from the bullpen to make his debut as a starting pitcher in UCLA’s 4-3 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday. He earned the opportunity while sharing the closing duties with redshirt senior Josh Roenicke in Brant Rustich’s absence due to injury. Novak will assume the No. 4 job in […]

The simple game of catch is more than just the start of every baseball career. It is a poignant symbol of innocence. The repetition of it is as calming as anything in sports. It is also what stood between the UCLA baseball team and an important win as the meat of the schedule looms around […]

Some people are so disgusted by double standards that they would rather go back and eliminate all the standards. This is the case with academics in the college sports world. The NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate is the most recent evidence showing how college athletic programs have a number of student-athletes who don’t excel in the […]

A detailed interview with an alleged assault victim led to charges being pressed against two UCLA football players nearly three months after the altercation took place, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Saturday. Freshman linebacker John Hale and freshman defensive tackle Jess Ward pleaded not guilty to a felony count of assault last Thursday in […]

Two UCLA football players reported to officials at San Bernadino Superior Court on Thursday in connection with a felony charge that occurred sometime in February. Freshmen linebacker John Hale and defensive lineman Jess Ward turned themselves into San Bernadino Superior Court officials when a warrant was issued for their arrest, UCLA sports information director Marc […]

There’s nothing like bringing out the heavy artillery. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke at the NFL owners’ meeting in Texas on Tuesday to rally support to bring the NFL back to Los Angeles. The Governator asked Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and the owners to put not one but two franchises in the L.A.-Orange County region a la […]