Tuesday, January 21, 1997 M. HOOPS: Bruin fans greet prospective recruit Baron Davis in hopes of convincing him to commit to UCLABy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff During UCLA’s huge conference win over Arizona last Saturday, the Pauley Pavilion student section engaged in a chant of, "We want Baron! We want Baron!" Much to the […]
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‘We want Baron!’ echoes through Pauley Pavilion
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 HIGH SCHOOLS: Crossroads’ Baron Davis plays in Martin Luther King Challenge at UCLABy A. CinQue Carter Daily Bruin Contributor Baron Davis scored 18 points for Crossroads as the Roadrunners defeated the Inglewood Sentinels 56-51 in Pauley Pavilion at Monday night’s Martin Luther King Challenge. Davis’ counterpart Dino Tanner finished with 19 […]
Redemptive win comes versus Lone Star rivals
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 M. TENNIS: After surprising loss to Boise State Friday, players fight back to conquer Texas Longhorns MondayBy Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff It certainly had been awhile since the UCLA men’s tennis team found itself on the losing end of a regular season dual match, 26 straight to be exact, but […]
Strug and UCLA women gymnasts make great pairing
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 COMMENTARY: Kerri Strug’s star power brings deserved publicity to No. 1-ranked team It really is amazing just how much the UCLA women’s gymnastics team is marketing Olympic hero Kerri Strug. In their advertisements for their first dual meet, there she was, providing an autograph opportunity. This weekend at the men’s basketball […]
Uncaged Wildcats take bite out of Bruins
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 W. HOOPS: UCLA falls victim to Arizona’s defense, quickly become easy prey in 69-45 lossBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Senior Staff The women’s basketball team headed into the desert this weekend, looking to approach the top of the Pacific 10 standings. They returned to find themselves in a hole about the […]
Former Bruin stars return to play in alumni ga
Friday, January 17, 1997 BASEBALL: Saturday’s doubleheader takes place at Robinson StadiumBy Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor Todd Zeile, the Dodgers’ starting third baseman for the 1997 season, leads the list of former Bruins tentatively scheduled to appear at the alumni game Saturday. The alumni game will be just part of a doubleheader scheduled to […]
Bruins give Devils their due
Friday, January 17, 1997 M. HOOPS: Jelani McCoy leads team with 15 points, 15 reboundsBy Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff With Kris Johnson sitting on the bench for the whole game due to a minor ankle injury, UCLA men’s basketball was without one of its scoring weapons against Arizona State. But in the end it […]