Know the name. Maurice Drew. The Bruins are 2-1 and have produced some positive story lines this season, but nothing compares to what the sophomore tailback accomplished at Washington one week ago. Maurice was special, I’ve never seen someone run for that many yards,” offensive coordinator Tom Cable said of Drew’s record-breaking 322-yard and five […]
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[Football Online Exclusive] Bruins ripe for recovery after flighty 1st quarter
SEATTLE, Wash. “”mdash; Ten penalties, six touchdowns, two turnovers, a missed extra point, and a fake punt. A 24-20 score. And that was just the first quarter. While the game clock only confirmed 15 minutes had passed by, the first quarter actually took more than an hour of real time to complete, with UCLA and […]
[Football Online Exclusive] Bruin offense drives 35-17 Illini defeat
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. “”mdash; UCLA may finally be getting its point across. After an offseason spent reiterating its confidence in and improvement of an offense that last year ranged from bland to dysfunctional, UCLA had its way with Illinois’ defense Saturday. Producing equally effective running and passing games, the Bruins ran up a 35-17 victory over […]
[Football Online Exclusive] Running back beats career record
Although the ultimate result was negative, the UCLA football team came away with many positives from its inaugural game of the 2004 season against Oklahoma State. Not the least of which was the career day enjoyed by senior running back Manuel White Jr. After sitting out the last five games of last season due to […]
Team may lose two future Bruins to MLB draft
In addition to the eye-opening six juniors taken in Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft, next year’s UCLA baseball team may have to deal with the departure of a few of its incoming prospects. Two signees in the Class of ’05 ““Â outfielder Kris Kasarjian and shortstop/pitcher Matt Ware ““ were chosen, leaving open the possibility […]
M. baseball: Baseball fights but falls at regionals
For the UCLA baseball team, the NCAA Regionals were a tale of two teams. The third-seeded Bruins dominated second-seeded Oklahoma twice, but followed each win by falling to first-seeded Florida. And thus ended the Bruins’ season and the career of coach Gary Adams. “One thing I’m certainly not going to miss is losing,” said Adams […]
Baseball: Draft expected to favor Bruin players
While the hopes of the UCLA baseball team were dashed in Sunday’s NCAA Regional loss to Florida, many Bruins will have their dreams fulfilled today and Tuesday. Beginning at 10 a.m. today and continuing with the later rounds on Tuesday, the first-year player draft may see as many as six Bruins chosen. The most likely […]