The storms of a few weeks ago appear to have washed away much of the UCLA baseball team’s success. After starting a surprising 6-3, the Bruins encountered almost two straight weeks of showers, forcing them to miss practice time and only play two out of four scheduled games. UCLA has gone a paltry 1-6 since […]
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Baseball: Bruins lose all 3 at Kia Baseball Bash
Even with three different opponents this weekend, the UCLA baseball team’s fortunes remained the same, as the Bruins dropped all three games of the Kia Baseball Bash in Fullerton. All around, it was a weekend UCLA (7-9) would like to forget. It opened Friday with a 7-2 loss to Oklahoma, followed Saturday by a 7-3 […]
Season lets seniors leave in good form
Can you believe this season is pretty much over? This wistful sentiment has been the theme of my life the past half-year as I count down the senior rituals of lasts, with this coming Saturday being my last game in the student section at Pauley. After Oregon on Saturday, UCLA only has the Pac-10 and […]
Freshmen’s achievements idol-worthy
Since there is really not much worth dissecting when UCLA annihilates a pathetic, last-place team, I want to bring up an issue I noticed a few weeks ago. It’s the sports fan’s equivalent of robbing the cradle. And I am the perfect example. UCLA is a bubble, a society of its own with a distinct […]
A positive spin on a dismal defeat
With an unusual Sunday tip-off, a lot of people were confused and missed UCLA’s 78-65 loss at Stanford. Thankfully, the NCAA selection committee was part of that group. And as I am a highly respected and thoroughly impartial member of the journalistic community, it called me Sunday night to ask me what happened. I think […]
Football: Football fills vacant position
The UCLA football team wasted little time in hiring a new defensive line coach. UCLA coach Karl Dorrell announced Saturday that Thurmond Moore will replace the departed Don Johnson, who left to coach with the Chicago Bears last week. “We are excited about having Thurmond join our staff,” Dorrell said. “He is a very experienced […]
Football: Johnson to leave UCLA for the NFL
Don Johnson, who has been UCLA’s defensive line coach for the past five years, has accepted an offer from the NFL’s Chicago Bears to become their new defensive line coach. This will be Johnson’s first NFL post after 18 years coaching on the collegiate level. “This was a very tough decision, an emotional decision,” said […]