Today the UCLA men’s volleyball team will start its first regular-season road trip of the year when it faces off against Stanford. They will then meet University of the Pacific on Sunday. At 4-0, however, the Bruins say it doesn’t matter who they play. “We’re playing so well as a team right now that the […]
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Kapono, not King James, reigns over Los Angeles
On Monday night at the Staples Center, everyone from that guy who was in “Who’s The Boss?” to some other dude from “Saved By The Bell: The New Class” was watching a Cleveland Cavalier rookie. Jason Kapono. Well, no, Tony Danza was probably there to see LeBron James play, but I was there to watch […]
M. Volleyball: Team effort nets tournament win
With a 3-2 victory over Cal State Northridge on Saturday night in Santa Barbara, the UCLA men’s volleyball team won the 40th Annual Elephant Bar Invitational to open its season. And while the Bruins are pleased with the tournament victory, they are most happy with the way they went about winning ““ as a team. […]
[Online exclusive]: Football: Running back Tyler Ebell to leave UCLA
Sophomore running back Tyler Ebell will transfer from UCLA, ending weeks of speculation that he would ask to be released from the team. Ebell met with coach Karl Dorrell on Friday, and was granted his release. "We certainly wish Tyler the best of luck in the future," Dorrell said in a statement. "We hope that […]
Booze, bars, my 21st birthday top a big year of sports
The two biggest sporting events of 2003 were my 21st birthday and I’m so drunk I can’t remember what else. Just kiiiiiiidddding. But seriously, for the past few weeks you have been bombarded with the “biggest sports stories of 2003″ ““ and I bet you are tired of hearing about ’em ““ so let’s just […]
[Online exclusive] Football: UCLA defeated by Fresno State in Silicon Valley Classic
SAN JOSE””mdash;UCLA had three weeks to prepare for the Silicon Valley Classic. Apparently it wasn’t enough practice, as a 17-9 loss to Fresno State in front of 20,126 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose on Dec. 30 further highlighted deficiencies exposed in the Bruins’ four-game skid at the end of the regular season””mdash;deficiencies that the […]
Basketball Preview: “˜If the stars are aligned correctly’
What do you expect from this UCLA basketball team? For the past few seasons, the answer was: Expect anything. A few victories over No. 1 teams, and a few losses to the EA Sports All-Stars. But this team, under the guidance of new coach Ben Howland, will not vacillate between greatness and utter ineptitude. No, […]