Author Archives: David Woods

Going to Las Vegas over Thanksgiving, I was expecting to have a good time on the trip but come out of it with a little less money. The first thing I did upon arriving at the Tropicana on Wednesday was sit down to play some blackjack. After losing 60 dollars in 15 minutes of five […]

On Saturday, Arizona beat Oregon 37-10. In any normal year for the Pac-10 conference, that would be viewed as a monumental upset. This year, considering all of the upsets that have already come, it is merely another footnote in one of the most competitive Pac-10 years in recent memory. Arizona, a seemingly mediocre team that […]

TEMPE, Ariz. “”mdash; To echo the words of UCLA coach Karl Dorrell in the postgame press conference, it may not have been pretty, but it was a win. And it may have gotten the Bruins to a bowl. UCLA’s 24-12 victory over Arizona State at Tempe gave the Bruins the coveted sixth win needed to […]

FOOTBALL Saturday, 7:15 p.m. v. Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. If Tempe is anything for the Bruins, one would think it would be a city of nightmares. UCLA’s last two trips to Arizona State have been marked by fourth-quarter blowups for the Bruins. Most recently, in 2004, the Bruins lost an 11-point lead in the fourth […]

Oh, November in Southern California. Feel that chill, 80-degree weather. Listen to the squirrels frittering in their perma-green trees. Smell those barbecues. Ah yes, the Southern California November is, well, a lot like every other month in Southern California, except for one key difference: It’s the start of UCLA basketball season. And November and UCLA […]

Despite the fact that quarterback Ben Olson is nearing full health and might be ready to play this weekend against Arizona State, coach Karl Dorrell has announced that Pat Cowan will remain the starter for at least another week. “Pat will start again this week,” Dorrell said. “(As for) Ben, we’ll see if he’s ready […]

When he was named the starting quarterback after Ben Olson went down with a knee injury against Arizona, Pat Cowan was sure to point out to anyone and everyone that the preparation for starting wouldn’t be that different from the preparation he went through every week before. That he would not be affected by the […]