I know why people throw Super Bowl parties. It is for the same reason winter is considered an extremely depressing season. This is the season when, toward the end of January (or early February this year), the world of sports goes into hibernation. The season is so dull that people start going crazy. They absolutely […]
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Gymnastics: Bruins win “˜Soup’-er Bowl, collect cans for charity
They weren’t many, but they were rowdy. Some of them came with food, others left with it. The 1,108 fans who dismissed Super Bowl Sunday for “Soup”-er Bowl Sunday saw UCLA gymnastics record a 197.55 to defeat Cal State Fullerton and Arizona State in a triangular meet. “Once again, I’m not excited about the number […]
Solid lineup helps Bruins knock off Golden Gophers
After Sunday’s gymnastics meet at the University of Minnesota, throngs of little girls lined up to get autographs from the gymnasts. The young fans, though, were not only waiting for autographs from their hometown heroes. They were also waiting for the Bruins, who had readily agreed to sit down alongside the Minnesota team for an autograph […]
Gymnastics: Gymnastics triumphs in 1 of 2 weekend meets
On a generally quiet holiday weekend around Westwood, the UCLA gymnastics team was out making noise all over the country. Friday, the Bruins traveled to Tucson, where they faced the Arizona Wildcats in a dual meet they would eventually drop, 196.725-194.625. Despite the loss, Bruin Jamie Williams was impressive in her season debut in front […]
Winter break filled with unexpected (n.) _____
Sharpen your pencils, take out your pens, and prepare to go back in time. Today we will travel to the fifth grade, a time when the only thing cooler than Hypercolor shirts and Garbage Pail Kids was Mad-Libs, the zany word game where you fill in the blanks with nouns, adjectives, verbs and other words all […]
Gymnastics: First-meet jitters may have contributed to UCLA’s loss to Utah at Pauley
Maybe it was the weather. The June-in-January phenomenon that epitomizes Southern California may have inspired the University of Utah. The Utes left Salt Lake City and 26-degree weather for Westwood and 74-degree sunshine to knock off defending NCAA champion UCLA by a score of 197.350-196.375 Saturday evening. In hosting Utah, Pauley Pavilion saw two of the […]
Basketball preview: Scout squad gets beat ““ from practice with women’s team
Much has been made of the 2003-2004 UCLA men’s basketball team. Los Angeles-area writers, talk show hosts and television personalities have made a head coaching position in Westwood look about as appealing as extracting teeth from a lion or being Jabba the Hutt’s dinner. One year ago, Slick Steve Lavin and Papa Bear Toledo were on […]