It’s the beginning of February and a full two weeks before the start of major league spring training, which can only mean one thing in Westwood ““ college baseball season. No. 21 UCLA kicks off its 2007 campaign tonight at Jackie Robinson Stadium when the Bruins open a three-game series against Winthrop. Tonight’s game not […]
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Talented lineup forms potent team
The cat’s out of the bag ““ this team is good. Less than a year removed from an NCAA regional berth, the Bruins are back on the diamond and in the batter’s box with one of the more potent offensive lineups to call Jackie Robinson Stadium home in some time. Coming into the year, the […]
McClung picked by L.A. Galaxy in MLS draft
The scenery will not change much for men’s soccer’s Kiel McClung next season, but the faces around the locker room will. Instead of seeing fellow collegiate players and UCLA coach Jorge Salcedo, he’ll see fellow MLS rookie David Beckham. McClung, senior defender and co-captain of the men’s soccer team, was taken by the Los Angeles […]
A Final Four return in 5-7-5
Bruin basketball. Like poetry in motion. It deserves haikus. Bruins have five claws. A basketball team, five guys. Coincidence? No. Crab cakes and football? Try b-ball and Diddy Riese. It’s just what we do. Arron Afflalo. He gets the ball, hits the shot, UCLA wins! The Galen Center. Filled to the brim with one chant. […]
NCAA Tournament: Bruin surge comes up short
ST. LOUIS “”mdash; Sophomore Jason Leopoldo didn’t want to get up. Instead, he remained seated in disbelief at midfield after time ran out. Whoever could hold back the tears in the locker room, did. Those who couldn’t buried their heads. In a heartbreakingly close contest, eighth-seeded UCLA watched unseeded UCSB celebrate its first men’s soccer […]
Chill descends on championship match
ST. LOUIS “”mdash; The players on the field wore long sleeves, the players on the bench wore large jackets, and the ground surrounding the field was covered in snow. It was not your typical UCLA-UCSB matchup. The eighth-seeded Bruins took on the Gauchos in the championship game of the College Cup in St. Louis, with […]
Football Preview: Bruins, do it for the seniors
His name is Matt, and he’s a senior. Matt’s been here for four years and in that time he’s seen a lot. He’s seen national titles in many different sports; he’s seen men’s basketball take itself back into the ranks of the nation’s elite (actually, they are the elite at the moment); and he’s seen […]