Monday, March 31, 1997 W. GYMNASTICS: UCLA wins narrowly, led by all-around winner HommaBy Mark Dittmer Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA is once again the Pac-10 champion. After finishing a disappointing fourth in last season’s Pac-10 championships, UCLA regained the conference title with its performance on March 23 in Tucson. The Bruins’ overall score of […]
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Tennessee bumps, grinds its way to national title
Monday, March 31, 1997 W. HOOPS: Old Dominion falters, commits errors in face of Lady Vols defenseBy Chuck Schoffner The Associated Press CINCINNATI — Tennessee won yet another national championship, and this one might have been the toughest  and most bruising  of all. Shackling Old Dominion with aggressive, physical defense, Tennessee weathered a […]
Bruins sweep Cal in three-game series
Monday, March 31, 1997 BASEBALL: MVPs Glaus and Zamora lead UCLA in demolishing BearsBy Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA wrapped up a splendid spring break on the baseball diamond Saturday by completing a three-game sweep of California, 8-1. The Bruins’ three left-handed starting pitchers dominated the Golden Bears (13-23, 1-14 Pac-10), as they […]
Roller coaster ends in heartbreak
Monday, March 31, 1997 RECRUITING: Team looks to next season, hopes to find newcomers strong enough to fill seniors’ shoesBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff The season that displayed almost everything imaginable and then some has come to an end for the UCLA men’s basketball team, and the task at hand now is to build […]
A Halt to the march
Monday, March 31, 1997 By Emmanuelle Ejercito and Hye Kwon Daily Bruin StaffUCLA’s tournament run ended abruptly on March 22 against Minnesota, just one game short of the Final Four. As UCLA moved forward through the tournament field, the games were closer and closer, until in the end the Gophers stayed close for too long. […]
Tears & Triumphs
Thursday, March 13, 1997 The NCAA Tournament knows no in-betweens, as UCLA has learned from experienceBy Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Staff There’s no secret why the NCAA men’s basketball tournament time is nicknamed "March Madness," especially if you’ve followed the path of UCLA the past four seasons. Regardless of regular season records, conference tournament results […]
Bruins begin NCAA Tournament
Thursday, March 13, 1997 M. HOOPS: UCLA takes on Charleston Southern, seeded 15th, in first roundBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff The quest for UCLA’s 12th national championship begins tonight, as the seventh-ranked Bruins battle Charleston Southern in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the Palace at Auburn Hills. After recording nine consecutive […]