Basketball guard “˜out of sync’ in Arizona game TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; UCLA guard Brian Morrison had already done his share of trash-talking to Arizona’s Salim Stoudamire during the game. After his team lost, he was done talking. “I have nothing to say about Salim Stoudamire,” Morrison said. “I have nothing to say.” Morrison had his […]
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M. basketball: Wildcats’ speed trips up Bruin team
TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; Only after the game was the pressure finally taken off UCLA. But by then, the Bruins were so dazed they couldn’t quite comprehend what had just transpired. They actually spoke of playing hard, of playing well, even after a 24-point loss to rival Arizona. And the Bruins did ““ when they got […]
M.volleyball: LBSU sweeps men’s volleyball
Getting swept was only somewhat of a significant event for the UCLA men’s volleyball team. Sure there was some head-shaking and squeezing of the volleyball. But the top-ranked Bruins, at least for now, still maintain their supreme confidence following Wednesday night’s 30-19, 30-28, 30-25 loss to No. 5 Long Beach State at Pauley Pavilion. “(Long […]
M. volleyball: UCLA gears up for Long Beach St.
No longer can the brashness of the UCLA men’s volleyball team be considered bravado. Not when the top-ranked Bruins have won their last six matches, losing only two games in that span. Never mind that No. 5 Long Beach State, the team’s opponent tonight at Pauley Pavilion, won both meetings between the schools last season, […]
M. basketball: Little-utilized players win confidence
UCLA’s Jon Crispin has maintained his ability to clap and smile this season, but still, sitting on the bench for the little-used shooting guard has been a huge pain in the butt. “It’s been tough,” Crispin said Tuesday. “You want to play, and (the players on the court) weren’t doing the simple things any of […]
M. volleyball: Volleyball sets up for 49ers
Beau Peters might be just the backup setter at UCLA, but he’d rather be here than at Long Beach State. The sophomore setter is looking forward to Wednesday’s match against the CSU-LB 49ers, after asking for release from his full scholarship there and walking on at UCLA in the fall. Peters originally signed a national […]
M. Basketball: UCLA reclaims art of winning
Winning, it seemed, had become a lost art at UCLA. But Bruin coach Ben Howland, who vowed that he would not rest until the restoration project was at least moving forward, can now sleep a little easier following UCLA’s 80-75 win over Washington. He sported a wide smile and sighed in relief after the Bruins […]