Category Archives: Sports

Thursday, 5/8/97 Success on and off the field Former Bruin, two-time Olympian and head coach of UCLA’s women’s track and field team talks about her love of coaching By Donald Morrison Daily Bruin Contributor Women’s track and field coach Jeanette Bolden has had many successful journeys in the world of track and field. As a […]

Thursday, 5/8/97 Enjoying the ride National cycling champion Keith Henderson owes much of his success to his love for the sport and his untraditional mental focus. By Rocky Salmon Daily Bruin Contributor Emerging from the shadows in San Luis Obispo last year, Keith Henderson quietly became UCLA’s first cycling national champion ever, a title he […]

Thursday, 5/8/97 UCLA not fazed by ninth-place finish in Pac-10 Championships Selection method for NCAA regionals not dependent on conference By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA men’s golf team is happy that the Pac-10 Championships don’t count towards getting into the NCAA Regionals this year. Their ninth-place finish in the conference championships in […]

Thursday, 5/8/97 Athlete’s fight for equality transcended baseball UCLA alumnus struggled for African-American civil rights in business, politics By Devin Reza Daily Bruin Contributor Jackie Robinson’s baseball career ended over 40 years ago, but his retirement from the game allowed him to help fight for African Americans’ equality in ways that were just as important […]

Thursday, 5/8/97 Postseason may still be in reach Financial aid mishandling will haunt UCLA for years to come By Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Staff Less than 24 hours after the NCAA Committee on Infractions put an early end to the postseason hopes of the UCLA softball team, the Bruins may have been granted a second […]

Thursday, 5/8/97 Saying farewell to a genuine role model Johnson’s retirement deprives NBA of solid, generous player In all the hubbub about whether Michael Jordan will retire when, whoops, I mean, if he wins the NBA championship, I think we’ve lost an extraordinary guard already. Kevin Johnson lost much of his career to injury, but […]

Thursday, 5/8/97 Bruin Update Wednesday’s results M. golf 9th place at Pac-10 Championship Today’s games Women’s golf at NCAA Regionals