Author Archives: Bruce Tran

As a second-stringer, defensive end Bruce Davis didn’t figure so prominently into UCLA’s plans heading into spring ball, but after Kevin Harbour tore his anterior cruciate ligament last week ““ a potentially season-ending injury ““ Davis is suddenly the favorite to start at defensive end for the Bruins this upcoming fall. “I understand that my […]

Two weeks into spring practice, the UCLA football team finally got a chance to put it all together. But while the Bruins were sloppy, with dropped balls, missed tackles and penalties, coach Karl Dorrell was still pleased with the effort, given the rainy weather and the injuries. “The film will tell us a lot, but […]

Those crazy kids … always getting wild ideas stuck in their heads. That’s bound to happen. But Trevor Ariza’s bewildering decision to turn pro ““ an ill-advised conclusion that could ultimately cost him his basketball career and will most definitely change his life in some way or other ““ was made with incredibly poor reasoning. […]

You wouldn’t know it’s the off-season for women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier. In a little over a week, Olivier has logged 8,000 miles, flying to New Orleans for the Final Four and then to Wisconsin to conduct a coaching clinic. “It’s all part of the job,” said Olivier, as if it’s your average 9-to-5 occupation. […]

Coach Karl Dorrell has wanted to emphasize the physical aspect of football, but it wasn’t until Monday ““ when the team practiced in shoulder pads and helmets for the first time ““ that the message actually got across. “They were anxious to get going,” Dorrell said. “It was good to have a little competition and […]

Following last season’s offensive debacle, when UCLA ranked among the nation’s worst schools in total offense, coach Karl Dorrell cleaned house. During what turned out to be a busy off-season, Dorrell hired offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Tom Cable, quarterbacks coach Jim Svoboda, wide receivers coach Dino Babers and former wide receivers coach Jon […]

The cry that resounded throughout the neighborhoods of Brooklyn in the late 1940s and early 1950s is the very same cry that resounds in Westwood today: “Wait ’til next year!” In spite of the disheartening finish to Ben Howland’s first season as coach for the Bruins, most UCLA fans have shown uncharacteristic patience. Perhaps their […]