It’s a given that there are no easy weeks in the Pac-10. But right about now, the No. 8 UCLA women’s volleyball team is about to run an absolute gauntlet. Two matches against No. 7 Stanford and No. 9 California at home in Pauley Pavilion will likely determine the postseason future for the Bruins. What […]
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M. basketball: UCLA expected to sign top basketball recruits
Today is an important day for UCLA basketball, but not so much out of the fact that the Bruins are opening their season in an exhibition against EA Sports. “The most exciting thing about (today) is signing day. We’re excited about the players we’re going to get,” coach Ben Howland said. NCAA regulations prevented Howland […]
UCLA snags plethora of athletes
The impending retirement of UCLA baseball coach Gary Adams has had an obvious effect on recruiting: Potential recruits have no idea who will be coaching in 2005. But for four recruits, the program itself was enough of a selling point to commit to UCLA. One of those is Jason Zinser, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound right-handed pitcher […]
A sneak peek at men’s basketball practice
Men’s basketball practice was open to the media for the first time since around the first Bush administration, and I wasn’t about to let that opportunity slip by. This sort of thing doesn’t happen very often, so when I actually walked into Pauley Pavilion, I felt as though I was entering the Forbidden City. I […]
W.volleyball: Squad sweeps Washington schools
As part of a public relations effort, the women’s volleyball team has been corresponding through letters to elementary school classrooms throughout the season. Well over 2,000 people ““ most of them children ““ showed up at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday to cheer on the Bruins, turning the normally demure pavilion into as raucous an arena […]
W. volleyball: Volleyball team in the hunt for No. 2 spot
While it may seem derogatory, the race for second place in the Pac-10 has officially begun. The No. 8 UCLA women’s volleyball team is currently tied with No. 9 Stanford for third in the conference, trailing No. 6 California by just one game. No. 1 USC still has not lost a match in its last […]
W. volleyball: UCLA secures win at Northridge
Despite being overmatched on paper, the No. 8 UCLA women’s volleyball team knew that Cal State Northridge would put up a strong fight in its home gym. The Bruins just didn’t expect it to be this close. “It’s like they set a trap for us,” coach Andy Banachowski said. “They know we were going to […]