Scroll down for Jason Feder’s side of the discussion. David Woods So a year ago, Florida and UCLA ended the season No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. This week, Florida and UCLA are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. We’re now something like 14 weeks into the season, and the two teams that were No. […]
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Life, too, is an extreme sport
Some people just don’t understand sports. They say it’s only a form of entertainment, that it’s “just a game” and isn’t what the real world is about. Those people should be deported. This column is for them. Everything in life can be brought back to sports and in 558 words, I’ll show you how. I […]
Women’s basketball goes to Oregon schools, looking to extend 3-game win streak
Riding their second three-game winning streak of the season, the women’s basketball team takes on the Oregon Ducks tonight in Eugene, Ore. and will travel to Corvallis, Ore. on Saturday to try to post their first consecutive conference road wins of the year. In their matchup earlier this season, the Bruins (12-11, 6-5 Pac-10) knocked […]
UCLA to host Washington schools
Just like The Who, the Bruin women’s basketball team will try not to get fooled again tonight against Washington (13-7, 6-3 Pac-10) as they open up the second half of Pac-10 play. UCLA (10-11, 4-5 Pac-10) dropped a close 72-67 decision in Seattle on New Year’s Eve and will look to even the score tonight […]
Cold and tired, I got into The Den
I could have spent my Friday night any number of ways. Go down to Westwood. See a movie. Get some Buck Fitty’s. Maybe even go crazy and do my laundry. But no, I chose none of the above. I had to pick the one option that left me huddled around a cheese pizza like a […]
Players stop the downward spiral
Coming off a 40-point embarrassment on Thursday and four losses in their past five games, Noelle Quinn and Lindsey Pluimer had had enough of the losing and took Saturday’s game at Arizona into their own hands. Quinn, a senior guard, and Pluimer, a junior forward, each put up 23 points in women’s basketball’s 76-73 win, […]
No. 10 ASU gives UCLA most lopsided loss of season
In its most lopsided loss of the season, the UCLA women’s basketball team was blown off the court 92-52 on Thursday against No. 10 Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz. The 40-point defeat was the Bruins’ fourth loss in five games. UCLA (9-11, 3-5 Pac-10) started the game slow and never recovered, spotting the Sun Devils […]