Sports Briefs

Friday, January 10, 1997 Tough waters loom ahead for Bruin swimmers Today the ninth-ranked UCLA women’s swimming team will compete in their last home meet of the year against the University of Illinois, hoping to extend their undefeated record to 6-0. So far the Bruins have dominated the competition in all of their meets, including […]

Bruin Update

Friday, January 10, 1997 Thursday’s Results M. Basketball Stanford 109, UCLA 61 Today’s Games M. Tennis vs. Cal Poly SLO, 1:30 p.m. W. Swimming vs. Illinois, 2 p.m. W. Gymnastics @ Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m. W. Basketball vs. Stanford, 7:30 p.m. M. Volleyball @ UCSB Tournament All day, through Sunday W. Tennis @ Great […]

Bruins left blushing

Friday, January 10, 1997 M. HOOPS: Stanford hands UCLA its worst loss ever, 109-61By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff STANFORD, Calif. — The UCLA basketball team lost a game by 48 points last night. The UCLA basketball program, one of the most consistently successful in the nation, was on the losing end of a 109-61 […]

UCLA vaults to No. 1 preseason ranking

Thursday, January 9, 1997 GYMNASTICS: Top-notch recruiting class joins four returning All-AmericansBy Lisa Quon Daily Bruin Contributor Last spring at the NCAA Nationals, the UCLA women’s gymnastics team finished the season with an inspirational second-place showing to prove that they had the hearts of champions. This year they have the talent to match it. With […]

Interest in women’s hoops lacking despite positive reports

Thursday, January 9, 1997 OPINION: Women’s pro basketball is merely an athletic apparel tacticIn recent weeks the inaugural season of the women’s professional American Basketball League reached the halfway mark, and the question now is: Does anybody really care? The league’s organizers think they do. ABL officials are claiming victory after attendance for the first […]