Author Archives: David Regan

Bruins wash out Otters in final exhibition game

The UCLA men’s basketball team didn’t exactly get the sort of competition it would have liked last Thursday night, as the No. 19 Bruins ran Cal State Monterey Bay out of Pauley Pavilion with a 104-41 victory in the team’s second and final exhibition game. “Obviously the Otters didn’t give us a contest, and that’s […]

[Football Preview]: On the football field, “˜character’ counts

So I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about “character” lately. You have to put it in quotes, because this is the sports page, and we’re not talking about actual character. We’re talking about “character,” the kind that the UCLA football team says it has. I suppose we take this “character” to mean that the […]

Women’s soccer heads into first round of NCAAs

Come NCAA Tournament time, it’s easy to get distracted. It’s easy to start thinking about the tournament draw, about future opponents, about things that are far outside the realm of one’s own control. That’s why, as the UCLA women’s soccer team prepares to host Mississippi Valley State (10-7-2) at Drake Stadium on Friday in the […]

Newly ranked Bruins face injuries

Following the release of the preseason Associated Press men’s basketball rankings on Monday, UCLA finds itself in a relatively unfamiliar place, at least as of late. The Bruins are ranked. At No. 19. “It’s about time,” sophomore guard Arron Afflalo said. “That’s what UCLA basketball is about. It’s a winning school, a winning tradition. I’m […]