Steve Lavin’s final game as UCLA head coach. It sounds almost surreal, does it not? But today’s game against Arizona in the Pac-10 tournament is almost certainly Lavin’s last hurrah. In a way, I am saddened by his imminent firing. Lavin is a media spin-master, to be sure. When asked hard basketball questions Lavin invariably […]
Author Archives: Colin Yuhl
Beck pitches in, helps break 11-game losing streak against USC
When senior Chris Cordeiro recorded the final out of a 7-4 UCLA victory Friday, the team knew that something monumental had just occurred. The win didn’t seal a national championship, a Pac-10 championship, or even a regular Pac-10 game. But, in a way, this victory was sweeter than anything else. With the win, the Bruins […]
UCLA not sunk just yet, but don't hold your breath
It’s the last week of the Pac-10 season and the bottom half of the conference is fighting for its postseason lives. Arizona, Stanford and Cal are NCAA tournament locks. They’re as “in” as Macaulay Culkin at a Michael Jackson slumber party. Oregon and Arizona State are also in a great position, barring any last-minute collapses. […]
Baseball fares better than expected in tourney
With three nationally acclaimed programs in the same tournament, the Kia Baseball Bash was supposed to leave UCLA baseball in shambles. Instead, it was the Bruins doing most of the damage. In one of the most pleasant surprises of the season, the UCLA baseball team dismantled national champion No. 6 Texas 13-2. Surprise then gave […]
Bruins to face three top teams at tourney
Three out of four teams in this weekend’s Cal State Fullerton baseball tournament are nationally ranked. Three out of four teams are traditional national powerhouses, and one is the defending national champion. Unfortunately for the UCLA baseball team, the Bruins are not counted among this lofty group. UCLA (8-9) travels to face last year’s national […]
Show some respect; if Bryant wasn’t
What does a man who just scored 40 points in a victory and surpassed a record held by Michael Jordan say after the game? How about this: “I’m sorry.” That’s what Kobe Bryant said, at least, after it became clear in the last six minutes of the Lakers’ game against Seattle Feb. 23 that Bryant […]
It’s OK to lose when all the opponents are superheroes
We’re living in an age of Superhero Renaissance. Within a few years we’ve had new movies about Spiderman, Daredevil, X-Men and the Hulk. These flicks have driven up the value of my comic book portfolio immeasurably, and they’re actually pretty fun to watch. In honor of Ben Affleck’s latest attempt to revive a movie career […]