[Olympic Preview] Athletes remember 1980 Summer Olympics boycott

The year was 1980. It marked the beginning of a new decade. For the Olympics, though, it was more of the same. The black eye that the Games had been dealt by the previous decade continued on unabated. The 1972 Summer Games in Munich, Germany, were sullied by the murder of 11 Israeli athletes by Arab […]

M. basketball: Ariza shines, former UCLA players show off skills in Long Beach

LONG BEACH “”mdash; At the Long Beach Summer Pro League this year, it seemed like it was in with the old and the new. At least for UCLA alumni. The two week-long summer basketball league exhibition featured many names and faces that have called Westwood home at some point in their playing careers. Most of […]

Basketball alumni beat the heat in Long Beach Summer Pro League

The calendar reads July. No problem. The NBA Finals concluded three weeks ago. So what. As the NBA’s big names continue to trade jerseys and zip codes, many former Bruins are part of a lesser known group of players who are using the dog days of summer to prove their worth to anyone willing to watch. Entering […]

M. baskteball: Former Bruin hoopster to get diploma

Jason Kapono left UCLA last spring with the Bruins’ all-time record for three-point field goals and an NBA contract waiting in the balance. But after having already made the difficult jump to professional hoops, Kapono will be making a jump to the podium as part of this year’s graduating class. Enrolled in classes this quarter, […]