Author Archives: Daniel Miller

As Eric Bieniemy posed for a photograph Friday at Spaulding Field, fullback Michael Pitre walked by, helmet in hand, the last player to leave the field after the scrimmage. “Good work, Pitre,” Bieniemy, the first-year UCLA running backs coach, called out. “Don’t tell anyone I’m out here taking pictures or I’m going to fight you.” […]

When it comes to spring football practice, it is amazing how one player’s injury can have such a large impact on his peers. Case in point: When fullback Jimmy Stephens, who is No. 2 on the depth chart, went down with a high ankle sprain early in the spring, the injury opened the door for […]

A glitch in the Pauley Pavilion scoreboard rendered the word “Hawai’i” unreadable during Saturday night’s quarterfinal match. UCLA, on the other hand, had a glitch-free evening, advancing to the semifinals of the MPSF men’s volleyball playoffs with a 3-0 win (30-24, 30-24, 30-28) over the Warriors in front of 1,458 fans. The victory kept the […]

The UCLA football team held its second scrimmage of spring practice on Friday, and the Bruins played much better than they did in the first scrimmage a week prior. In particular, quarterback Drew Olson was impressive, demonstrating a knowledge of offensive coordinator Tom Cable’s system, which allowed him to throw four touchdowns in the red […]

So right now I’m listening to a streaming audio version of the new Wilco album, and I’m eating a sandwich that is probably filled with all kinds of chemicals and additives. I’m thinking about the war, about how teenagers may or may not be able to play in the NFL, about how we are running […]

This Saturday, the NFL Draft begins, and by the end of the first day, former UCLA cornerback Matt Ware will most likely know what team he will be playing for in the NFL. Current UCLA cornerback Matt Clark will be at Ware’s home Saturday morning, watching the draft with his former teammate. “Me personally, I […]

The UCLA men’s volleyball seniors were honored before the start of the Bruins’ match against Cal State Northridge on Wednesday night at Senior Night in the John Wooden Center. But it was not the Bruins’ last match at home because with their 3-0 win over No. 5 CSUN, the No. 3 Bruins clinched the homecourt […]