Wednesday, November 20, 1996 BASKETBALL: Out of Ed’s shadow, Charles hopes to lead the way for UCLABy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff Charles O’Bannon suffers from a malady athletes like Gerald Wilkins and Shannon Sharpe have had to endure throughout their careers. They are stars in their own right, but they invariably get compared to […]
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Moving Lakers downtown has both economic and social costs
Tuesday, November 19, 1996 NBA: L.A.’s lust for a new arena will increase ticket prices, hurt Inglewood The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence and the basketball arenas are always newer and nicer in the other cities. While state-of-the-art buildings like the America West Arena in Phoenix and the Rose […]
Powerful Bruins kick their way to 5-0 record
Tuesday, November 19, 1996 SWIMMING: Finishing at top of most races secures Pac-10 sweepBy Kristina L. Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA swim team proved this weekend that winning is not always about placing first in each event, but being consistently at the top. The Bruins swept Arizona, Arizona State and Florida on Friday and […]
Bruins prepare for Danish attack
Tuesday, November 19, 1996 W. HOOPS: Coming off sloppy loss against Slovakia, UCLA looks to take better care of ballBy A. CinQue Carter Daily Bruin Contributor Coming off of a 85-66 loss to Slovakia on Thursday, UCLA faces one more exhibition before opening the season Saturday at the University of San Diego. Tonight the Bruin […]
Busy weekend for Bruins ends with mixed results
Monday, November 18, 1996 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Disappointing loss to the Cardinal mitigated by solid trouncing of Golden BearsBy John Kelly Daily Bruin Contributor At the intermission of Friday night’s UCLA women’s volleyball game against Stanford, the athletic department put on a serving contest for the fans. Fifteen members of the audience took their chance at […]
UCLA suffers upsets in final meets; NCAA chances slim
Monday, November 18, 1996 CROSS COUNTRY: Keflezighi is the only individual UCLA runner to qualify for NCAA championshipsBy Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams were unable to run well enough this weekend to qualify for the NCAA championships. The men, as expected, placed fourth while the women placed […]
Bowl hopes lost in desert
Monday, November 18, 1996 FOOTBALL: Arizona big plays prevent UCLA from getting sixth winBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Senior Staff TUCSON, Ariz. — For many desert travellers, it’s not an unusual occurrence. The goal seems attainable. They can see it, feel it and taste it. However, upon reaching for that ultimate prize, they come up […]