Thursday, January 9, 1997 M. HOOPS: Outwitting Brevin Knight, smart defense are essentialBy Emmanuelle Ejercito and Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff Ever since the start of fall practice, Pacific 10 basketball coaches have been doing a marvelous job of referring to the conference as one of the most competitive ones in the nation. Often that’s […]
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Bruins ready to swing into action
Thursday, January 9, 1997 M. TENNIS: New players fill void; team hungry to return to championshipsBy Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff The situation was, to say the least, grim. The once undefeated UCLA men’s tennis team had just lost in the finals of the NCAA tournament to archrival Stanford, only adding to the Bruins’ recent […]
Coaching legend steps down
Wednesday, January 8, 1997 SOFTBALL: Backus will leave UCLA with most college wins everBy Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor Sharron Backus, a fixture in the UCLA softball program for 21 years, decided to retire on Monday. Backus, the winningest coach in college softball history, will be reassigned within the UCLA athletic department and will effectively […]
UCLA displays court prowess
Wednesday, January 8, 1997 W. TENNIS: Four Bruins begin season, rank high in Milwaukee tourneyBy Christie DeBeau Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA’s women’s tennis team began its season on Tuesday in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic. Four Bruins are competing in the tournament that will continue until Saturday. The top three seeds of the tournament are all […]
For it¹s root, root, root for the … living organisms?
Wednesday, January 8, 1997 COMMENTARY: Put aside school loyalty and cheer for your favorite team, even if it isn’t UCLAYou know what I noticed the other day? (Actually, I noticed it a long time ago, but "you know what I noticed a long time ago" just doesn’t have much of a ring to it.) A […]
Those gold mines may soon run dry for the 49ers
Tuesday, January 7, 1997 FOOTBALL: Nothing beats watching the Niners taste defeat I cannot remember the last time I was so happy to see a professional team lose a game, but when the Green Bay Packers trotted off the frozen tundra at Lambeau Field with the scalps of the San Francisco 49ers hanging out of […]
Wet and wild ascent along road to NCAA championship
Monday, January 6, 1997 WATER POLO: Bruins crush the Trojans’ hopes of achieving the 1996 titleBy Greg Calvert Daily Bruin Contributor Ladies and Gentlemen, this ride has come to an end. Thank you for riding UCLA’s water polo express, and please remember that the Bruins will be defending the NCAA title again next year. In […]