Tuesday, 5/27/97 Briefs Men’s track sees end of conference reign After five years as Pac-10 champions, UCLA stepped down this weekend at the Pac-10 Championships in Seattle. It was crosstown rival USC that ended the UCLA’s streak of five consecutive conference championships. The Trojans scored 145 points to UCLA’s 138. Washington came in third with […]
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Burns takes diminished postseason role with aplomb
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Burns takes diminished postseason role with aplomb SOFTBALL: Senior dominated in regular season but gives way to Williams at College World Series By Tim Yun Daily Bruin Contributor OKLAHOMA CITY — As senior pitcher B’Ann Burns sat in the dugout and watched the Bruins come ever so close to winning their seventh national […]
Bruins exit NCAAs early; unseeded player sweeps titles
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Bruins exit NCAAs early; unseeded player sweeps titles M. TENNIS: Luke Smith of UNLV wins singles and doubles crowns By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff On the final weekend of the biggest individual tennis tournament of the season, representatives from the UCLA men’s tennis team were noticeably absent. After all, it was their […]
Bruins, Adams shed ‘failure’ label
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Bruins, Adams shed ‘failure’ label COMMENTARY: First visit to College World Series since ’69 redeems UCLA One has to wonder if Gary Adams, the head coach of the UCLA baseball team, sensed a large axe hanging over his coaching neck as the Bruins entered Sunday’s regional final. After all, the man’s resume in […]
Unmerciful End
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Unmerciful End SOFTBALL: Arizona runs wild over Bruin pitching to win World Series title By Tim Yun Daily Bruin Contributor OKLAHOMA CITY — The run for a national championship came to a screeching halt Monday afternoon for the UCLA softball team as No. 1 Arizona showed no mercy in its 10-2 title-game victory. […]
Bruin Update
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Bruin Update Friday’s results Softball Arizona 2, UCLA 0 (14) Baseball UCLA 15, Ohio University 1 Saturday’s results Softball UCLA 7, Michigan 3 Baseball UCLA 14, Harvard 9 UCLA 5, Tennessee 3 Sunday’s games Softball UCLA 4, Washington 3 UCLA 1, Washington 0 Baseball UCLA 14, Oklahoma State 2 UCLA 22, Oklahoma State […]
Deficit too great for Bruins to overcome
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Deficit too great for Bruins to overcome W. GOLF: Though team finished fifth in championships, coach believes season was successful By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Contributor It would have been a first. No coach has ever turned into a dog or, for that matter, no human being has done so. But UCLA head […]