Wednesday, 5/14/97 Pitino payday Spoiled by riches, players don’t give coaches proper respect Seventy million dollars. Seven million a year. $85,000 a game. $1,770 a basketball minute. Rick Pitino has made his mother the proudest woman in Little Italy and at the same time made God, our Lord in Heaven, look like a lower middle […]
Category Archives: Sports
Several questions remain unanswered in wake of playoff loss
Wednesday, 5/14/97 Several questions remain unanswered in wake of playoff loss Lakers face hard time, must prevent self-destruction A tumultuous Laker season came to a merciful end on Monday, when the Lakers suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Utah Jazz that eliminated them from the post season. No sooner were the Lakers ousted from […]
Bruins look to end stellar season with win against CSUN
Tuesday, 5/13/97 Bruins look to end stellar season with win against CSUN BASEBALL: UCLA needs to break Tuesday trend of post-weekend burnout By Tim Yun Daily Bruin Contributor Tonight the fourth-ranked Bruins will close the book on one of the best regular seasons in school history. UCLA faces off against Cal State Northridge in the […]
Bruins prepare for championships
Tuesday, 5/13/97 Bruins prepare for championships M. TENNIS: No. 1 UCLA strives to capture first national title since 1984 By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff With the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships ready to kick off May 17th at the Los Angeles Tennis Center and Sunset Recreation Center, the official draw was released, with the UCLA […]
Men’s, women’s squads turn in solid performances at invitational
Tuesday, 5/13/97 Men’s, women’s squads turn in solid performances at invitational TRACK: ‘Stepping stone for the Pac-10’ heaps rewards on UCLA for high jump, shot put, sprints By Emmanuelle Ejercito and Donald Morrison Daily Bruin Staff Suzy Powell and Seilala Sua were not the only big performers at the Modesto Invitational on Saturday. Amy Acuff […]
Bruin Update
Tuesday, 5/13/97 Bruin Update Monday’s Results no games scheduled Today’s Games Baseball vs. Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.
Bruins prepare for championships
Tuesday, 5/13/97 Bruins prepare for championships W. TENNIS: Young team earns No. 4 spot, ready to play Tennessee first round By Christie DeBeau Daily Bruin Contributor The 1997 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships is the event that every team works towards all season long. Although it seemed like it would never arrive, the tourney is now […]