CULVER CITY “”mdash; Lorenzo Mata threw down a big slam dunk that got an equally big reaction from the stands at the SayNo/ProCity Summer League semifinals on Saturday. The dunk said one thing: Mata is back. The junior center appears to be fully recovered from last season’s leg injury, and is expected by many to […]
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American soccer shows its strength on international scale against Chelsea
The MLS All-Stars were not supposed to be a threat to the two-time defending English Premier League Champion Chelsea when they faced off in Chicago on Saturday. However, when the ref blew the final whistle, the MLS All-Stars had won 1-0 on the strength of a goal from Dwayne De Rosario in the 70th minute. […]
Class act: Agassi bids farewell to adoring L.A. fans
Andre Agassi was the bad boy of tennis. He was characterized by his exceptionally long mullet and a big attitude. I’m not sure when exactly this image fell by the wayside, but when the 36-year-old bald Agassi left Los Angeles for the last time as a professional, he left as a shining example of class […]
English champs kick off preseason in U.S.
Correction appended You have to be a careful water boy when Chelsea is in town. Along with the two-time defending English Premier League Champions comes their billionaire owner Roman Abramovich. Abramovich was sitting on a water cooler, watching his team practice on the intramural field at UCLA to get ready for its Aug. 5 matchup […]
[Online Exclusive]: Agassi’s last L.A. match ends in defeat
Los Angeles said goodbye to a legend on Friday. Fans at the Countrywide Classic gave Andre Agassi a standing ovation as he walked off the court after falling to Fernando Gonzalez 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. Agassi, a winner of 60 ATP titles and a four-time winner of the tournament at UCLA, has made his plans to […]
[Online Exclusive]: Love announces he will attend UCLA
Today was a big day for UCLA basketball. Six feet, 9 inches, to be exact. In a press conference at Foothill High School in Las Vegas, power forward Kevin Love out of Lake Oswego, Ore. announced he would be attending UCLA. In order to become a Bruin, the No. 2 recruit in the class of […]
[Online Exclusive]: Afflalo sustains stress reaction to left foot
MRI results revealed that UCLA junior guard Arron Afflalo has a left foot stress reaction, according to coach Ben Howland. Howland said Wednesday that Afflalo has been having pain in his left foot recently. Afflalo, the Bruins’ leading scorer from last season, is currently wearing a walking boot. Typically, an injury of this type takes […]