UCLA looks ahead to BYU; tries to leave Baylor in past

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 […]

[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 […]

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’ […]