Author Archives: Diamond Leung

The UCLA defense has been doing well in the sack department this season. Junior defensive end Dave Ball leads the team with seven and has one in each of the last six games. “They’re all my babies,” Ball said with a smile. “Each one of them is special in its own way. “I’m playing pretty […]

Asked about muffing a punt in the first quarter to set up Stanford’s first score, UCLA redshirt freshman Tyler Ebell showed off his best trait ““ his elusiveness. “For the record, I didn’t fumble,” Ebell said, smiling. “I’m tired of that rep.” Well, technically, Ebell did fumble. Freshman Glenn Ohaeri, his own teammate, accidentally bumped […]

The UCLA football team has lost two conference games in a row as well as their starting quarterback and probably his backup to injury. And now, Stanford (2-4, 1-2 Pac-10), the team that beat UCLA (4-3, 1-2) last season to start a four-game slide, visits the Rose Bowl on Saturday and has the Bruins seeing […]

UCLA all-conference men’s volleyball player Cameron Mount has unknowingly used up his four years of collegiate eligibility and will not be able to play this season, as determined by head coach Al Scates. Mount, a 6-foot-8 opposite hitter, was expected to provide firepower, leadership and experience as a senior for the Bruins’ annual run at […]

BERKELEY ““ After UCLA quarterback Cory Paus fractured his ankle, he squirmed on the Memorial Stadium turf, screaming and swearing in excruciating pain. After backup Drew Olson sprained his shoulder, freshman John Sciarra came in to try to win the game in the fourth quarter even though he had never thrown a collegiate pass. The […]

Ryan Boschetti gets giddy when he talks about the sack. “You know, the hit that I got on the quarterback was really clean,” the UCLA junior defensive end said, almost panting. “I came across the line, he was trying to run, and I got all body on him. “Yeah, it was good, it was good. […]

For a guy who before Saturday had never suited up for the UCLA football team, C.J. Niusulu has seen his name in a lot of newspapers. After allegedly punching a minor at a drive-in theater in his home town of Barstow, Calif., over the summer, Niusulu was charged with felony assault and became the first […]