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 […]
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M. basketball: Hollins gives up shot at U.S. team
A lingering knee injury has prevented Ryan Hollins from competing for a spot on the 2004 USA Basketball World Championship 20-and-under team. But he is still expected to recover in time for UCLA’s season opener November 20 against Chicago State. Hollins, a redshirt junior who started 16 games last year at center and averaged 6.5 […]
[Online] Mercedes-Benz Cup: Agassi snatches win No. 800
The icing was the cake itself. After becoming only the sixth player in the Open Era to reach 800 wins, Andre Agassi received a standing ovation from the crowd at the Los Angeles Tennis Center and a chocolate cake from Mercedes-Benz Cup tournament officials. Win No. 800, a first-round 6-3, 6-1 trouncing of Alex Bogomolov […]
Young Americans
They’re always in someone else’s shadow. First it was their elders. Then it was their lady counterparts. And, now, it’s one of their own. But, this week, the group of rising American tennis stars will have the chance to take center stage at the Mercedes-Benz Cup. Taylor Dent, Mardy Fish and Robby Ginepri all come […]
Basketball: McKinney focuses on true athletic passion, not sport he excels in
Nothing will change Matt McKinney’s mind. The opportunity to start on a championship contending volleyball team hasn’t. Neither has the broken foot he suffered while playing basketball last year. For all that McKinney has gone through in these sports over the past two years, his priorities have not wavered. Basketball still comes first. McKinney excels in […]
W. tennis: Two Bruins to leave program
Jackie Carleton and Feriel Esseghir will not be returning to the UCLA women’s tennis team next season, coach Stella Sampras Webster confirmed. Carleton and Esseghir played at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles spots respectively during the Bruins’ run to the finals of the NCAA tournament this past season and played together as the […]
Bruins split up in summer league
Summer is frequently thought of as a hibernation period for students, but for many UCLA basketball players it is the time that they come out of their spring lull. With their last organized game over three months ago, eight returning Bruins and all four incoming freshmen are looking to get back into the swing of […]