Category Archives: Sports

Thursday, March 13, 1997 The Bruins’ 1996 recruiting class brought no players who could make an immediate impact. New coach Steve Lavin, on the other hand, has helped turn the Bruins’ season around.By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff In one year, Steve Lavin has gone from being the Bruins’ second assistant coach to being head […]

Thursday, March 13, 1997 UCLA: Team propelled by unity, leadership of Dollar, O’BannonBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff Having won its last nine games over tournament-bound Pac-10 opponents like Stanford, Arizona and USC, as well as second-seeded Duke, the UCLA men’s basketball team heads into the NCAA Tournament as one of the hottest teams in […]

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 […]

Monday, March 10, 1997 BASEBALL: Top-ranked UCLA hands Arizona 12-1 loss in weekend series final on SundayBy Sierra Roberts Daily Bruin Contributor After two losses, the Bruins held off a complete sweep with a 12-1 victory over Arizona on Sunday at Sancet Field in Tucson. Thanks to the pitching of junior Jim Parque, the top-ranked […]

Monday, March 10, 1997 M. HOOPS: Last-second layup quashes Cougars’ hopes of upset victoryBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff PULLMAN, Wash. — A little bit of March Madness showed itself prematurely Saturday afternoon. Cameron Dollar did his best rendition of Tyus Edney’s famous shot of nearly two years ago, which enabled No. 9 UCLA to […]

Monday, March 10, 1997 M. VOLLEYBALL: Senior captain Nihipali breaks career record in killsBy Jennifer Kollenborn and Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributors Coming off a big win over third-ranked Stanford, UCLA’s roll continued as the Bruins crushed the University of the Pacific in a four-game match Saturday night. The victory over the Tigers was ever […]

Monday, March 10, 1997 TOURNAMENT: Bruins will face Charleston Southern in first roundBy Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Staff Once again, the UCLA men’s basketball team will take to the road in the first round of the NCAA tournament. What the Bruins won’t be doing this year, however, is making excuses. After sweeping the Washington schools […]