It has been a good year in UCLA sports. Men’s water polo, women’s water polo and men’s tennis won national championships. Men’s basketball returned to the NCAA tournament. And football landed a top quarterback recruit. But one single, miserable, damned play kept it from being a great, even epic, year. By now, the USC football […]
Author Archives: Ben Peters
Heading into the future, it’s hard to let go of the past
I have never done anything more depressing than look for work. There is nothing in this world I will enjoy more than waking up early to do 40 hours of work a week within the same building, let alone having someone tell me what to do, when to leave and what to wear. During the […]
Baseball: Highly touted recruiting class to boost UCLA baseball’s roster
This has been quite probably the worst season in UCLA baseball history. On the bright side, next year may turn out to be one of the most exciting. With his first recruiting class at UCLA, coach John Savage secured what national collegiate recruiting Web site Rivals.com ranked as the third-best class in the country. Savage […]
Baseball: Bruin right-fielder rises above injuries
One of the UCLA baseball team’s few positive stories this season came to an end Sunday when junior rightfielder Chris Jensen had his 18-game hitting streak snapped. Still, that story has brought to light another more inspiring one. Jensen, who is expected to be in the UCLA lineup today when the Bruins (13-35) host Loyola […]
Give kickers a break ““ it’s not as easy as it looks
Football kickers play the most maligned position in all of sports. They suffer from the same jealous unpopularity annoying white guards do in basketball ““ they look too much like everyone else. Plus, most sports fans think they can do their job. So when kickers miss, they are subject to a million Joe Blows’ ire. […]
Baseball: Bruins adjust to losing streak
Most players in Division I baseball have spent their whole lives winning. Thus, the Bruins’ season, in which UCLA’s record is currently 9-28, has been quite an adjustment for everyone, from the starters down to the bench-warmers. Still, for the very few Bruins who played regularly and realized success the past few seasons, the transition […]
Baseball: Baseball squashes Anteaters, 3-1
Execution has been an issue for the UCLA baseball team all year, but Tuesday the Bruins did what they’ve been unable to do many times this season. With pitching and defense providing the backbone and Brett McMillan supplying the muscle, the Bruins (9-28) took home a rare 3-1 victory over UC Irvine at Jackie Robinson […]