It’s that time again. No, not Super Bowl Sunday, but Super Bowl week, where more predictions are thrown around than balls thrown out of bounds at a UCLA basketball game. I’ve heard it all this week. “Oakland will kill Tampa Bay, Tampa sucks.” “Tampa’s defense will stop Oakland, the Bucs will kill the Raiders.” “Oakland […]
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Squad smashes Long Beach St.
To win a set in tennis, one break might be all you need. Against Long Beach State yesterday, all six Bruin starters broke their opponents’ serves on their first opportunities, helping them win their first dual match of the season 7-0. “This is a good start for the season,” UCLA head coach Stella Sampras Webster […]
Men’s soccer coach honored
Tom Fitzgerald was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Coach of the Year on Monday after winning the national championship in his first year as a UCLA head coach. Fitzgerald and former coach Sigi Schmid are the only Bruin coaches to have won the award. “It’s kind of nice when you receive an […]
Three men’s soccer players drafted to MLS
Three UCLA soccer players got their chance to play at the next level on Friday. At the Major League Soccer SuperDraft, the L.A. Galaxy drafted Scot Thompson (second round, No. 16 pick overall) and Jimmy Frazelle (fifth, No. 50), and the Chicago Fire drafted Ryan Futagaki (sixth, No. 54). Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid was […]
SuperDraft likely to grab UCLA soccer stars
The 2003 Major League Soccer SuperDraft will take place today, and four UCLA men’s soccer players hope to get superdrafted. Midfielders Jimmy Frazelle and Ryan Futagaki, forward Tim Pierce and defender Scot Thompson are all in the player pool. They may have a team as early as 12:30 p.m. when the first of 60 picks […]
Even Captain Helmet can’t excite UCLA fans at game
It’s a trying time for UCLA fans. The team is having its worst season since the Wooden era, and it’s a fairly safe assumption that Steve Lavin won’t be around for another season. The atmosphere at Pauley Pavilion is terrible. Lose Lavin and the newer Fire Lavin shirts are seen throughout the arena. The fans […]
Online: Proposed changes in MLB aim to balance home-field advantage
Editors note: This is the debut of the Stat Geek’s weekly online pro-sports column. Bud Selig has a good idea. Yeah, I can’t believe it either. Over the weekend, the MLB commissioner proposed that the All-Star game be used to determine home-field advantage in the World Series. Selig’s idea, if incorporated, ensures that last July’s […]