When UCLA opens up Pac-10 play later this week, there is a chance that one of its most potent goal scorers from the 2002 season could be on the bench. Lindsay Greco, the Pac-10’s seventh leading scorer this past season, will not start at forward against UNLV tonight in Las Vegas, and may not be […]
Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg
X-country: Women’s cross country thrives despite absences
Alejandra Barrientos wasn’t in Palo Alto to witness her UCLA women’s cross country teammates capture first place at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. That didn’t stop her from being the first to congratulate them. “She called me right after she saw the results,” coach Eric Peterson said. “She’s excited for the team, but she’s eager […]
Ex-Bruin earns spot in MLB playoffs
It’s been a bewildering ride for Adam Melhuse. The Oakland A’s catcher and UCLA alum was in the minor leagues a few short months ago. Now he’s just a few victories away from the World Series. “It’s pretty crazy,” the 31-year-old Melhuse said. “The thought of playing in the World Series gets me giddy like […]
"I am what I am"
The first thing that stands out about John Wooden’s condo is that it’s ordinary. Tucked away on a quiet Encino street corner in the shadow of the Ventura freeway, it’s the sort of place you’d expect to find a young family ““ not the man who is widely considered the greatest college basketball coach in history. […]
W.soccer: Bad business decisions doom women’s professional soccer
The naysayers are already coming out of the woodwork. Mere hours after the WUSA announced it was closing up shop this past Monday, commentators and columnists had already started pecking at the league’s remains like verbal vultures in an effort to prove that women’s professional sports cannot survive in this country. Armed with smug smiles […]
W.soccer: Women’s soccer hopeful about sophomore’s return
A clean bill of health hasn’t done much to quell Jill Oakes’ nerves as she prepares to return to the soccer field for the first time in 10 months. Although she participated in full contact drills in practice last week for the first time since tearing the posterior cruciate ligament in her left knee last […]
[Football preview] Early season calls for surly predictions
Football in August? In the words of Keith Jackson, “Whoa Nellie!” If it seems like football season is starting earlier every year ““ well ““ that’s because it is. And in the spirit of this past Saturday’s Grambling-San Jose State season opener, here are some premature Pac-10 observations to tide you over until the meat […]