Author Archives: Andrew Finley

Welcome back. For those who spent spring break hiking through Australia’s outback without so much as access to a pay phone, there’s only one thing you need to know about tonight. It should be your most memorable college experience. UCLA is playing Florida for the NCAA men’s basketball national championship, and while I’d like to […]

Shortly after watching UCLA play with the intensity of a sunbather on Sunday evening, I wandered over to USC’s press conference, where Nick Young sat beaming about his biggest win as a Trojan. The sophomore forward was emphasizing the importance of playing hard and working as a team, two things I hear about as often […]

That UCLA’s club tennis team stepped forward to receive the champion’s award Sunday afternoon was not particularly surprising. That droplets of sweat and sighs of relief accompanied it to center court at the Los Angeles Tennis Center was somewhat unfamiliar. For the third consecutive year, the Bruins captured the Southern California Team Tennis Campus Championships. […]

The Bruins returned to Westwood the other night, which from a fan’s perspective, is pretty unsettling. Just think about them facing the Arizona schools later this week in Pauley Pavilion. Talk about an intimidating atmosphere. Obviously, it’d be nicer if this team kept on traveling. For all the hoopla there is about home court advantage […]

Nothing has come easily for UCLA this season, and maybe that’s why the Bruins were so reluctant to take the simple route in explaining Saturday’s loss to Washington. Rather than point to all the ice bags and crutches on the bench, they dissected rebounds and field goal percentages. The Bruins certainly weren’t seeking any pity […]

One of these years, UCLA will enjoy a blissful off-season. Some January, the Bruins won’t have to answer questions about embarrassing bowl losses, drunk-driving allegations, or their star running back’s decision to leave school a year early just to become a likely third-round draft pick. Not this year, of course. Maurice Drew’s decision to forgo […]

It’s been about 10 years since I visited El Paso, Texas, and though I don’t remember much about the city, I’m pretty sure there’s more fun to be had in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. The Bruins will be back home for all the parties tonight, though it’s safe to say their favorite celebration […]