Thursday, 4/17/97 Glimpse of future in legend’s beginnings Competition and determination led young talent to UCLA By Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Senior Staff Jackie Robinson displayed fierce determination and competitiveness from the very beginning. Those qualities that characterized him as a stellar athlete, competitor and civil-rights advocate later in life are all Robinson family traits, […]
Category Archives: Sports
Playing
Thursday, 4/17/97 Playing Simmons’ combination of determination, humor transfer to team’s success By Sam Toussi Daily Bruin Contributor Every great team needs a Superplayer, the half-human and half-beast who takes control when the team is down. Every great team needs the professor, a player who studies the game and appreciates its finer, more intricate elements. […]
The good, the bad and the ugly events in sports
Thursday, 4/17/97 The good, the bad and the ugly events in sports Taking a brief look at interesting people, teams and events News and notes from around the world of sports: Incoming freshman guard Earl Watson played in the Eddie Jones High School Senior All-Star Classic at the Long Beach Pyramid Tuesday night. Don’t let […]
Bruins duel with Wildcats for World Series seedings
Thursday, 4/17/97 Bruins duel with Wildcats for World Series seedings Pac-10 Player, Pitcher of the Week face off in critical match-up By Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Staff Friday’s final regular season meeting between UCLA and Arizona won’t be a showdown between No. 1 and No. 2 as it has so many times before. But don’t […]
Bruin Update
Thursday, 4/17/97 Bruin Update Wednesday’s Results no games scheduled Today’s Games Women’s gymnastics at NCAA National Team Prelims
Professional sports neglected when debating racial issues
Thursday, 4/17/97 Professional sports neglected when debating racial issues Questions of economics, visibility in color lines not addressed If race is the hot issue of our time, then the athletic arena is a simmering cauldron filled with all of the ingredients for controversy. And the picture cannot be painted in black and white. Race and […]
Bruin Update
Wednesday, 4/16/97 Bruin Update Tuesday’s results Men’s volleyball UCLA def. UC Irvine 15-7, 15-11, 15-6 Today’s games No games scheduled