Category Archives: Sports

The Quad: Tracy McGrady wrong to dismiss Stephen Curry’s NBA MVP award

Retired NBA players often gripe about the lack of physical play in the league today. A lot of their hate has recently been directed at the Golden State Warriors. For example, Oscar Robertson thinks no one knows how to play defense on Warriors’ star Stephen Curry and Charles Barkley compares jump shots to pretty girls. […]

The Quad: Low attendance at Pauley Pavilion has to change

The post was updated on May 9 at 5:40 p.m.  The night was Feb. 11, 2015. Like the rest of the fans in Pauley Pavilion’s student section, I too was cheering as loudly as ever when Oregon State’s junior point guard Gary Payton II approached the free throw line after missing his first attempt. To the […]

UCLA women’s club lacrosse looks to take home national title

The UCLA women’s club lacrosse team finds itself in the enviable position of going to nationals for the third year in a row. UCLA (12-4) defeated UC Santa Barbara (11-6) and Cal Poly (10-4) en route to capturing this year’s Western Women’s Lacrosse League title Sunday. Thus, with their first-place finish, the Bruins will head […]

The Quad: Cal vs. UCLA

For some lucky high school seniors, the impending May 1 deadline that is national college decision day will be a decision between UCLA, UC Berkeley and other top schools. The hardworking students who face the dilemma of choosing between the two top-ranked public universities in the United States may simply be told by well-intending high […]

UCLA’s new soccer-specific stadium will unite Bruin fans

If your Tuesday was too busy this week, you might have missed the announcement of a new soccer-specific stadium where the North Athletic Field is now. Construction is set to begin this fall, which is huge news for all soccer (football) fans. UCLA has received a $5 million donation toward this new stadium, which will […]