As expected, all 22 players who had verbally committed to the UCLA football team sent in their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. Some recruits had high school ceremonies in their honor, while others just spent the day celebrating with their families. But either way, coach Karl Dorrell’s third recruiting class is now in the […]
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Reign over ‘SC ends in defeat
The dominance is over. After seven years of hard-fought victories, the UCLA men’s volleyball 13-game winning streak over rival USC came to an end Wednesday night. Boosted by a boisterous crowd and a dramatic atmosphere, No. 12 USC overpowered the No. 5 Bruins from the start, winning the first two games 30-27, 30-17. From there, […]
Football’s future takes form today
After weeks of coaching hirings and firings in the UCLA football program, fans can officially start looking forward to the future today. That is because it’s National Signing Day, and 22 new Bruins, possibly even more, are expected to sign their letters of intent to join UCLA next year. 2006 has been a successful recruiting […]
Weak serving calls for extra practice despite win
During its upset victory over BYU last Saturday, the UCLA men’s volleyball team did almost everything well. They had their highest hitting percentage of the season at .348, they recorded 15 blocks, and setter Dennis Gonzalez had 60 set assists. But almost all those statistics were overshadowed by the Bruins’ worst serving output of the […]
Men’s volleyball gets unlikely spark
In the midst of losing a third straight match last Wednesday against Ohio State, UCLA coach Al Scates looked for a spark. And that unlikely spark came in the form of libero Eric Chaghouri. Chaghouri, a seldom-used sophomore redshirt, replaced All-American Tony Ker and gave the No. 6 Bruins an immediate boost off the bench. […]
Men’s volleyball gets redemption with win over Hawai’i at Outrigger Inviational
It may have been a consolation win, but in the eyes of the UCLA men’s volleyball team, Friday’s epic five-game victory over Hawai’i in the finals of the Outrigger Invitational was in no way consolatory. In fact, it was redemption. The Bruins (5-2, 1-1 Pac-10) recovered from 4-0 and 14-13 deficits in the fifth game […]
UCLA’s up-and-down season still has hope
Two steps forward, one huge step back. That has been the trend of the UCLA men’s basketball team this season. Every time you think they are starting to make that jump from a marginal contender to an elite team, they stumble in their quest. First, it was losses at home against Cal and Washington. Both […]