Author Archives: Andrew Finley

Alan Geisler thinks he has the greatest job imaginable, but you’ll never believe him. He started off at USC and you’ll wonder how he can claim an undivided allegiance to UCLA. He’s been along for the ride for every Bruin National Championship over the past 35 years, yet you won’t be able to spot his […]

The toughest hurdle in Gail Devers’ 100-meter hurdle first round race proved to be her own body. Devers, a UCLA alumna, came out of the blocks favoring her left leg and pulled up short, sliding under the first hurdle in obvious pain. “On my last practice start I actually heard it pop,” Devers said of […]

Football season is just around the corner, and it has a lot of people excited, many of whom just can’t wait for baseball season to end. It’s a fresh start for these fans, and I’m not talking about the ones who have been rooting for the Montreal Expos the past few months. As analysts start […]

The past, present and future of the UCLA women’s golf program came together last week for the 104th U.S. Women’s Amateur in Erie, Pa. And in true team fashion, they all left together, too. Incoming freshman Amie Cochran, recent graduate Bridget Dwyer and seniors Charlotte Mayorkas and Gina Umeck all survived the cut following two […]

Every four years they emerge from the obscurity of a small sport to the international spotlight. The Olympics provide track and field athletes a chance to become household names and overshadow their baseball or basketball counterparts. And, for many of these athletes, it’s an opportunity that is part of summer vacation. More than 20 athletes […]

Seven months after whining about the college football rankings system that cost them a chance to earn a unanimous national championship, the USC Trojans are reveling in the system’s ambiguity. During a period when football practice hasn’t even started, the Trojans laid claim to their 10th title, needing little more than an out-of-date points formula and […]

Junior center Ryan Hollins of the men’s basketball team underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last Tuesday and is expected to fully recover by the time UCLA begins fall practice on Oct. 16. The knee began bothering Hollins during the spring, but the injury was not caused by any specific incident. “It crept up […]