Author Archives: Bryan Chu

PALO ALTO “”mdash; For the fourth time this season, the Bruins have done the improbable. Their backs were more than just up against the wall ““ the wall was beginning to crumble, and UCLA looked to be tumbling down with it. They could have folded at any moment. UCLA’s offense was horrendous and quarterback Drew […]

PALO ALTO “”mdash; Storming to the announcer’s table after the game, UCLA men’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian slammed his fist on the table. Krikorian’s anger mounted throughout Saturday’s game against No. 3 Stanford (14-3, 3-0). He was livid over the officiating and a controversial play in the first overtime period. But most of all, […]

PALO ALTO “”mdash; UCLA junior defensive end Justin Hickman called the game the best game of his career, recording three key sacks late in the fourth and overtime period of his team’s dramatic 30-27 win over Stanford on Saturday. With the offense rolling as it was midway through the fourth quarter, the defense, especially Hickman, […]

The Bruins will get their final glimpse of the Stanford Stadium this Saturday. On June 7, the university’s Board of Trustees approved a plan to rebuild the 84-year-old U-shaped bowl. The large-scale renovation is estimated to cost $85 million. Among the many changes will be a more intimate sporting venue as 30,000 seats will be […]

The play is blown dead, and yet Maurice Drew continues to rumble down the field until he crosses the end zone. The junior running back never loafs or dawdles. He refuses to shy away from contact. He hits the holes with the same vigor every time. It’s just another day of practice. To say the […]

PASADENA “”mdash; The image of a simple embrace and tap on the bottom at the end of the game by UCLA’s Drew Olson to former teammate and Oregon’s Matt Moore said it all. In the locker room, a shrug of the shoulders and a confident mug was an attitude befitting of Olson. It’s been a […]

Relaxing and fishing on the bank of the Willamette River, ex-Bruin quarterback Matt Moore soaks in life as an Oregonian. Outside the gridiron, he’d be the first to say life has changed. Moore no longer breathes the L.A. lifestyle. Life in Corvallis, Ore., has made everything simple and laid back for him. When he has […]