UCLA men’s volleyball head coach Al Scates headlines an eight-member class that will be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. The others are Danny Everett, Lisa Fernandez, Brad Friedel, Ryan McGuire, Pooh Richardson, Don Rogers and Tim Wrightman. Invitation-only ceremonies will be held Oct. 3 in the Morgan Center, where the Hall of […]
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[Football preview] Dorrell starts in tough position
Welcome, Karl Dorrell, to the wacky world of UCLA football, the place where losses and misdemeanors come in bunches. You’ll have to forgive my cynicism, since Bob Toledo is the only coach I’ve ever known. But for old times’ sake, let’s talk about the one thing Toledo knows more about than Dorrell ever will ““ […]
Injury sends volleyball player home from tryout
Incoming freshman Steve Klosterman has been sent home from a tryout in Colorado Springs for the U.S. World University Games team as an injury precaution. According to UCLA head coach Al Scates, Klosterman went up to block Long Beach State’s Scott Touzinsky in practice and was hit hard on the head with the ball. Klosterman, […]
Panthers pounce on former Bruin
Former UCLA tight end Mike Seidman, a third-round selection, signed a three-year contract worth about $1.42 million July 21 with the Carolina Panthers. “We felt it was very important to get it done so Mike could get in camp on time because he missed our summer school (June) workouts because of NCAA regulations,” Carolina general […]
Men’s volleyball looks to add setter Beau Peters to roster
The UCLA men’s volleyball team is apparently not set at the setting position for next season, so the Bruins are recruiting freshman Beau Peters, a transfer student from Long Beach State. The 6-foot, 5-inch Peters would have the most collegiate game experience out of any setter on the UCLA roster after the Bruins lost 3-year […]
Coaches support Hawai’i proposal to host MPSF tourney
The UCLA men’s volleyball team may not have to worry at all about making it to the postseason next year. At Sunday’s annual meeting of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation coaches in Long Beach, there was strong support shown for a Hawai’i proposal that the Warriors serve as host for an MPSF tournament that would include […]
Panthers pounce on pair of Bruins in third round of draft
Mike Seidman and Ricky Manning, Jr. are now bound by more than just their Bruin pasts. They became Carolina Panther teammates over the weekend. In the NFL Draft on Saturday, Carolina snatched the two All-Pac-10 performers up in the third round one after the other with the tight end Seidman going 76th overall and Manning, […]