More than three-quarters of the way into the fastest 800-meter race of her life, UCLA’s Tiffany Burgess felt a throbbing sensation in her right foot that proved to be insurmountable. As the other runners in the lead group at the Mt. SAC Relays blew past her, a determined Burgess labored across the finish line before […]
Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg
Crosstown sweep: Women’s team meets, exceeds expectations, defeats USC by leaps and bounds
USC’s Ron Allice isn’t smoking anything ““ although now he might wish he were. Allice, who last week conceded that anyone who thought his women’s track and field team had a chance to win Saturday’s dual meet, “was smoking something,” saw his doomsday prophecy come true Saturday as No. 4 UCLA lit up the host […]
Bruin talent may help field Trojan defeat
Maybe he relishes the role of an underdog, but USC coach Ron Allice isn’t giving his women’s track and field team much credit. “I’ve been at USC for nine years, and this is the best UCLA team I’ve ever faced,” he said. “This is a rebuilding year for us ““ my team will look like […]
Southern California bids to host Outdoor Nationals
It’s not often that USC and UCLA work together, but it appears the two rivals have found a suitable cause. The Bruins and Trojans are teaming up with Long Beach State to sponsor a joint bid to bring the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to the newly-built Home Depot Center in Carson from 2005-07. […]
Dan Guerrero must curb his spendthrift behavior
Economic recession? Not in Westwood. Maybe someone smeared a pint of lamb’s blood all over the door posts at the Morgan Center, because the way Dan Guerrero has been spending money lately, it appears the UCLA Athletic Department has been passed over. As a Fred McGriff-like financial slump ravages the nation, the Bruins’ first-year athletic […]
Fullerton coach may join Bruins
Cal State Fullerton basketball coach Donny Daniels has had preliminary talks about joining Ben Howland’s staff at UCLA, the Titans’ athletic department confirmed Wednesday. Daniels, who served as Rick Majerus’ top assistant at Utah for more than a decade, would presumably fill the same role for the Bruins, but he has not been offered the […]
Howland secures first commitment
It took all of one week for Ben Howland to breathe life into UCLA’s battered basketball program. Compton Centennial High School’s Arron Afflalo became the first committment of the Howland era Saturday evening, when he told the Bruins’ new head coach that he will be attending UCLA. “There were a lot of schools interested, but […]