Category Archives: Sports

Thursday, February 27, 1997 Wednesday’s Results Men’s Volleyball UCLA def. UC Irvine, 15-7, 15-6, 15-7 Today’s Games Men’s Basketball vs. Oregon St., 7:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball @ Oregon St., 7 p. m. Swimming & Diving @ Pac-10 Championships Softball @ San Diego Invitational

Thursday, February 27, 1997 SOFTBALL: Skills, experience showcased among her teammatesBy Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Staff Life is just one long roller coaster ride. At least that is how it feels if you’re B’Ann Burns. That’s because the veteran pitcher on the UCLA softball team has been through more ups and downs in four years […]

Thursday, February 27, 1997 COMMENTARY: Earnings of one player rise at expense of entire teamOk, let me see if I’ve got this straight…. A few years back the San Francisco Giants let Will Clark walk away (marched him out of town might be a more applicable term) supposedly because they couldn’t afford to keep him. […]

Thursday, February 27, 1997 M. HOOPS: Crowd favorite Myers has achievements on, off basketball courtBy Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff For Bob Myers, UCLA has been like a stage for a Hollywood movie. No, not "Blue Chips." Not "Hoosiers" either. "We refer to Bob as our Forrest Gump and we say that in a complimentary […]

Thursday, February 27, 1997 M. VOLLEYBALL: Nihipali has less-than-stellar performance in low-pressure game situationBy Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor The word of the day is "quick." First, The UCLA men’s volleyball team defeated UC Irvine (UCI) in three "quick" games, 15-7, 15-6, 15-7. Second, the Bruin stomping of the Anteaters was greatly due to the […]

Wednesday, 2/26/97 Hey Berkeley: ‘California’ isn’t the only school in UC system Schools use names to flaunt age and intimidate rivals I don’t know if I’m the only one who notices, but the snobby school in Berkeley seems to suffer from schizophrenia. In the world of athletics, it’s always called "University of California," or simply […]

Wednesday, 2/26/97 Breaking the mold Second baseman Chad Matoian gives Bruins big-time leadership despite short stature By Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor Chad Matoian does not fit the prototypical mold of the tall, lean baseball player. So it comes as a surprise to learn that he does indeed play baseball. The 5-foot-8-inch second baseman also […]