All of top-seeded UCLA softball’s success this year means nothing now. Every team starts the NCAA Regionals on equal footing ““ two losses and your season ends. The Bruins are hosting a regional, starting today, and will play Missouri State at 5 p.m. at Easton Stadium. The other two teams in the regional, San Diego […]
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Who’ll bring home No. 100?
For whatever reason, numbers and statistics hold a special meaning in sports. Especially those that end in zeros, such as 100. UCLA is only one away from 100 in the most important and prestigious statistic of them all ““ total number of NCAA Championships. Winning 100 NCAA Championships would be a huge milestone and an […]
Softball relies on two pitchers
A year ago, UCLA’s Anjelica Selden pitched every inning during the postseason, including three days in which she pitched both ends of a doubleheader. But as this year’s postseason begins this weekend, when the Bruins host the NCAA Regionals, coach Sue Enquist insists UCLA is a two-pitcher team and both might be used. “We’re going […]
Athletics generates billions of dollars
A comprehensive study released on Wednesday, conducted by a team of graduate students from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, found that the sports industry in the greater L.A. area generated more than $4 billion in total economic impact in 2005. The study, released by the Los Angeles Sports Council and the Los Angeles Area […]
From the field to the classroom
The UCLA football team had lost six games in a row, but the Bruins were holding on to a 31-30 lead over Stanford with about 20 seconds left. Stanford was in field-goal range, lining up to attempt a game-winning kick, when UCLA called a timeout. The Bruins were hoping to freeze the kicker and avoid […]
Basketball should tune into ESPN for better TV exposure
In the eyes of fans across the country, the Pac-10 will remain a second-rate basketball conference for years to come. That’s because last week, the Pac-10 and Fox Sports Net reached an agreement making FSN the conference’s exclusive national basketball television partner through the 2011-2012 season. Yes, this deal will give the conference and its […]
[Academics in athletics at UCLA] Making the grade
Only 16 teams were left in the NCAA Tournament. The UCLA men’s basketball team was in Oakland, preparing for what was then its most important game of the year. The players had practiced and worked all year long with the goal of playing a game like that one. But during that same week, the UCLA […]