An amazing, historic and largely underappreciated streak came to an end this past Friday. Chase Utley, a UCLA alumnus playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, got a hit in 35 consecutive games. The streak is tied for the 10th-longest hitting streak of all time, and the fourth-longest since World War II. Hitting streaks in baseball do […]
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[Tennis Insert]: Agassi’s final bow approaches
For most sports fans, Andre Agassi is tennis. The tennis diehards are always up-to-date on all of the latest great, new and up-and-coming players. But for most sports fans who only follow tennis loosely, Agassi has represented the sport for well over a decade. He’s won eight Grand Slam tournaments. For most of his career, […]
[Tennis Insert]: Use of instant replay may change the game
This week’s Countrywide Classic at UCLA marks the third time instant replay will be used on the pro tour. Just like they did at the Nasdaq-100 Open in March and the RCA Championships last week, players will get two challenges per set and a third if the set goes into a tiebreaker. The Hawk-Eye instant-replay […]
Bruins aid U.S. in World Cup win
Five UCLA alumnae played for the U.S. squad that won the World Cup of Softball in a 5-2 win over Japan in the championship game on July 17. Andrea Duran, Tairia Mims Flowers, Amanda Freed, Stacey Nuveman and Natasha Watley all played on the team that went 6-0 during the World Cup and outscored its […]
March as mad as ever, no thanks to coaches
The NCAA Tournament in basketball is one of the biggest sporting events in the country. Millions fill out brackets, watch the games, and look forward to March Madness every year. But many basketball coaches around the country wanted to water down the product. A couple of weeks ago, the NCAA shot down a proposal by […]
Farmers’ Market’s fresh location proves a rotten choice
This past Thursday, the Westwood Farmers’ Market returned after being gone for 98 days. Only it wasn’t in Westwood. In fact, it wasn’t anywhere near UCLA. And there were many fewer people there in the very new surroundings. The market was once a weekly event UCLA students flocked to. The local tradition, normally held on […]
Duran named to national team
Third baseman Andrea Duran was named to the U.S. national team on June 19, only a couple of weeks after she finished her senior season at UCLA. Duran was the only new addition to the 17-player roster from last year, which features 11 players from the 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning team. Among them are four […]