Thousands of miles from the Georgia Dome, groups of UCLA fans and students crowded together around TVs in Westwood. Popular Village spots Westwood Brewing Company and O’Hara’s were havens for multitudes of Bruins hoping to exorcise the year-old demons that were born after last year’s championship game. Fans poured into the various Westwood locations ready […]
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Bruins fall to Huskies 61-51 in final regular-season game
SEATTLE, Wash. “”mdash; After trailing by as many as 16 on the road at Washington (18-2, 8-10 Pac-10), and pulling to within one point late in the game, the No. 2 Bruins (26-4, 15-3 Pac-10) fell 61-51 to the Huskies in the final game of the regular season. The Bruins were able to make it […]
Bruin sophomore scores big in Japan for U.S. National Team
Men’s soccer’s sophomore midfielder Sal Zizzo made his presence felt over the weekend on the U.S. U-23 National Team’s trip to Japan. The San Diego native had a hand in both goals for the United States in their 2-2 draw against JFL’s Rosso Kumamoto. The first goal came after the Rosso Kumamoto goalie saved a […]
Team looks for at-bat consistency
A year ago, the freshman-heavy lineup of the baseball team may have been more anxious after getting swept on the road at No. 5 Miami, but these guys are a year older and a year wiser. With No. 11 UCLA (2-4) taking on UC Riverside (5-1) tonight at 6 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Stadium, the […]
Baseball unable to escape sweep
It was a weekend of almosts for the baseball team this weekend in Coral Gables, Fla. Friday night starter Tyson Brummett almost got the win with a strong outing against No. 5 Miami. No. 11 UCLA almost rebounded Saturday, taking an 8-6 lead into the bottom of the ninth that did not hold up. And […]
Baseball aiming high against No. 5 Miami
It’s one thing to take on the No. 5 team in the country in the second weekend of the season. It’s another thing entirely to do it on the road. When Tyson Brummett takes the mound today at 4 p.m. for the No. 11 Bruins (2-1), he’ll be a long way from home against some […]
Fourth-inning surge seals victory
The scoreboard at Jackie Robinson Stadium showed the Bruins scoring three runs in the bottom of the fourth on Sunday; not because they did, but because the scoreboard only has room for one digit. Blowing open what was an already offensive rubber game against Winthrop (1-2), No. 13 UCLA (2-1) scored 13 runs in the […]