Ten minutes into practice Wednesday, the entire UCLA football team shot out of its stretching lines and bolted for the entrance gate screaming like mad. Some ran straight for the locker room, while many others jumped the side walls of Spaulding Stadium. But then there was tackle Kevin Brown, who sheepishly sprinted out of the […]
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W. track: Women’s track to face arch-rival USC without Nilsson
With one of the most anticipated meets of the season just around the corner, the UCLA women’s track and field team will attempt to beat rival USC without one of its most talented athletes. Top middle distance runner Lena Nilsson announced Tuesday that she will not participate in this weekend’s home meet against the Trojans, […]
Football: UCLA football sees six players enter NFL
As each team made its selection and the minutes ticked away, Matt Ware sat waiting. The first round passed ““ no phone call. The second round went by, and still no word. Finally, with the 89th pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles called the 6-foot-3 cornerback and offered him a job. “It […]
Football: Former Bruins to tap into NFL Draft
Half a dozen former UCLA football players will be sitting eagerly by their phones and televisions this weekend, awaiting some sort of decision as to where their futures lie. In the seven rounds of the 2004 NFL Draft held over a two-day period, the fates of what is projected to be three or four Bruins […]
Football: Football integrates new cornerback
It’s been a strange few months for cornerback Marcus Cassel. He’s in the middle of a spring practice where he’s competing for a starting spot, in a position with gigantic expectations. Meanwhile, he’s finally gotten through all the repercussions he faced after pleading guilty to DUI charges. Despite the circumstances, Cassel says destiny has taken […]
M. track: Everhart outruns the pros
Continuing on his path of improvement, sprinter Craig Everhart dominated the 400-meter dash last weekend at the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut. With a winning time of 45.52 seconds, Everhart, the only collegiate athlete in the event, beat out a field of professional athletes by over a second. Everhart’s time was not only a new […]
Football: Injuries plague football at center
Coming into Thursday’s practice, only half of the number of possible starting centers were able to participate. By the end, there were none. Robert Chai, who started eight games as a redshirt freshman this past season, was carted off the field after injuring his right knee. He could be out of action for the rest […]