Author Archives: David Woods

LONG BEACH “”mdash; The regional playoffs in college baseball are a tough business.

I’m sure when Wilt Chamberlain came to a biblical knowledge of his 100th woman on the second night of his lifelong bangin’ binge, he probably stopped for a second to admire the milestone. That is, if he had time before the next young lady was brought in.

We will use as a presupposition for this column that I have spent the majority of my time since the end of basketball season perusing Google Earth (and also presuppose, by my use of words like presuppose, that I have recently read “Pride and Prejudice,” found it oddly enjoyable, and now endeavor to write like […]

When the Bruins entered spring practice last year, almost everything was unknown. There was no definitive quarterback. There was an unproven offensive coordinator. And perhaps most importantly, there was a new defensive coordinator with an unfamiliar, aggressive philosophy. This year? There is no definitive quarterback. There is an unproven offensive coordinator. But perhaps most importantly, […]

ATLANTA “”mdash; I swore I was going to really think about this column. After that game, I said that I was going to think long and hard; I was going to pour my heart into it and write something poignant that would resonate with all UCLA fans. Instead, I went to Hooters, drained two pitchers, […]

ATLANTA “”mdash; In this week’s edition of “you know you’re in the South when”: You see a sign for deep fried candy bars and Oreos ““ and they turn out to be really good. The South is all I expected it to be and more. The food is greasy, fried and delicious. The bums are […]

SAN JOSE “”mdash; There is a God. I’m not sure there is too much in the way of other explanation for what UCLA did to Kansas on Saturday. After drinking 48 ounces of the finest brew Budweiser has to offer in the parking lot, I rolled into HP Pavilion about 20 minutes before tip-off not […]