After coming off a narrow defeat to defending national champion Baylor, UCLA women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier and her coaching staff sat down with the players during practice to reflect on their first regular-season game. Her tone wasn’t pedantic, but more assuring that greater things are to come. More than anything, Olivier was pleased with […]
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Unbeaten Bruins extend streak
On a night when top-ranked teams succumbed to lesser opponents, the UCLA men’s basketball team staved off the upset against Delaware State. In a game in which the Bruins’ bench nearly housed more players in civilian clothes than in uniforms, UCLA coach Ben Howland accomplished what he aimed for. At Pauley Pavilion on Saturday night, […]
[Basketball Preview]: Coach Olivier shows a promising team tough love
They say she’s different. She’s changed really. Practices have been more stringent. A bad pass and they’ll have to run. Lack of communication and players will undoubtedly be called out. Missed free throws, shoot them until it’s corrected. Missed layups, don’t even think about it. Sounds like any coach’s style. But that hasn’t been UCLA […]
Once bitten, Bruins come back strong
The Bruin landslide was in motion. It was just one loss, but the fashion in which it happened last week got people thinking of a potential collapse that has plagued Bruin teams of years past. Skeptics were expecting the 2005 UCLA football team to have another late season letdown, but that was far from the […]
The weighing game
Oregon’s Geoff Schwartz pictures himself a slimmer man at the conclusion of his college career. He’s listed at 350 pounds, but sees himself as a lean 230. Former college offensive lineman Ryan Schmidt is a changed man after ridding himself of the lineman’s diet ““ a whopping eight meals and 9,000 calories a day. Schmidt […]
Desert blowout
TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; Inside the bowels of Arizona Stadium, complete silence shadowed UCLA’s locker room. Members of the Bruin team hesitated to even lift up their heads. Few words were exchanged; glances were fleeting. A once-boisterous team that spoke of heart and character was suddenly looking for answers. The swagger was sapped. There was no […]
Quiet receiver turns up his game
Somersaults, hand jives, choreographed dances or the occasional mobbing in the end zone are apt celebratory acts for a college player after scoring a touchdown. UCLA wide receiver Joe Cowan opts for something more low-key. Keeping the momentum alive in UCLA’s improbable come-from-behind victory last Saturday, Joe Cowan found the end zone for the Bruins’ […]