As usual, the NCAA is not doing enough to help its student-athletes. Several proposals were approved by various committees at the NCAA convention earlier this week, including the Academic Progress Rate, which would require teams to graduate 50 percent of their players to avoid losing scholarships, and extending the college football season from 11 to […]
Author Archives: Gilbert Quiñonez
Winter quarter is a UCLA sports fan’s wonderland
Winter quarter is the middle child of the UCLA calendar. Fall quarter means a new year, endless possibilities and a return to school after a long summer. Spring quarter means the school year is almost over, the temperature is getting warmer, and endless possibilities for the upcoming summer (or future for those who are graduating). […]
Wyoming matchup raises the question: Why?
There’s been a lot of talk this week about how Auburn and Cal were spurned by the BCS. But no one got shafted as much as UCLA. Sure, Auburn went undefeated and got left out of the championship game. Sure Cal’s final ranking dropped the final week of the season despite winning on the road, […]
M. polo: Water polo: kings of the pool
STANFORD “”mdash; They blew a two-goal lead in the last minute of regulation. They were behind twice in overtime. They had to overcome three of their key players being ejected from the game. They had to kill over twice as many power plays as their opponents. They were nearly victims of one of the biggest […]
M. polo: Bruins succeed in limiting star Cardinal’s play to one goal
STANFORD “”mdash; One thing UCLA tried to do in Sunday’s championship game against Stanford was what every team tries to do against the Cardinal ““ stop Tony Azevedo. Widely considered to be the top collegiate player in the country and one of the best players in the world, Azevedo, who leads the nation in goals […]
W. polo: Water polo suits up for weekend championships
Every team meeting, workout, practice and game has been oriented to this weekend. Every pass, steal, save and goal has been executed to get to this weekend. Every exhibition, weekend tournament, road trip and tough home game has given the Bruins the experience to get to this weekend. But for the UCLA men’s water polo […]
M. polo: Water polo changes focus as NCAA nears
On the surface, it may seem counterintuitive to let your team rest the week it goes to the NCAA Championships. But when UCLA water polo coach Adam Krikorian, who is known for his stress on conditioning, said he is letting his team rest this week, he didn’t exactly give the team the week off ““ […]