Long before the season-opening kickoff, college football players were working hard. The off-season is a time for teams to take advantage of that win-at-all-costs mentality inherent in many players. It is a time for those players to gain that extra bit of strength, speed or stamina that might be the difference between helping their teams […]
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Football starts pre-season training
THOUSAND OAKS “”mdash; Mike Seidman feels nice and comfy on the Cal Lutheran football field. The senior tight end not only grew up five blocks from it, but also in his first year of playing organized football in the eighth grade for the Pop Warner Westlake Braves, it was his home field. “I scored a […]
Faoa to pay fine if signed to NFL
If UCLA football player Asi Faoa makes it to the NFL anytime soon, he will have to pay for it, and the cost will be $100,000. Faoa must pay this sum to a former UCLA student he assaulted at a fraternity party more than two years ago if he makes it to the NFL within […]
Host with the most
UCLA has been selected as host of the 2005 NCAA men’s volleyball national championship tournament. The Bruins will get home-court advantage should they make it to the Final Four three seasons from now. “It’s tremendous to have the advantage,” head coach Al Scates said. “When we host it, we’re going to be very strong.” UCLA […]
Paus returns with great expectations, focuses on goals
Cory Paus has awfully big expectations for a guy who hasn’t even been named UCLA’s starting quarterback. “My expectation for myself is to be the top QB in the Pac-10,” he told ESPN.com. “When I was a sophomore I was. That is my goal, to get back to that.” In Paus’ first public statements since […]