Category Archives: Sports

Tuesday, October 22, 1996 BASKETBALL: The press abandons ‘watchdog’ role to feed public curiosityA couple of days after the Los Angeles Times published the story on the "Baron Davis incident," I wrote a column that criticized certain members of the media for displaying a lack of professionalism. In retrospect, however, I believe that I was […]

Monday, October 21, 1996 The UCLA women’s volleyball team broke its two game losing streak on Friday with a 3-2 win over the Golden Bears of Cal. But the win streak was short lived as Stanford defeated the Bruins on Saturday night. UCLA pulled out a come-from-behind victory to defeat Cal 12-15, 13-15, 15-12, 17-15, […]

Monday, October 21, 1996 FOOTBALL: UCLA scoreless for first half, last-minute recovery not enough to overturn gameBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Senior Staff SEATTLE, Wash. — The Bruins came to the Emerald City Saturday to make a loud statement in their quest for a bowl game. Instead, they left town with barely a whisper, falling […]

Monday, October 21, 1996 M. SOCCER: Defense handles tough challenge, helps Bruins remain undefeated in leagueBy Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA men’s soccer team clinched its fifth consecutive Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Pacific Division title Sunday night, shutting out Cal State Fullerton, 2-0, at Spaulding Field. The seventh-ranked Bruins (11-3) improved to 4-0 […]

Monday, October 21, 1996 X-COUNTRY: NCAAs may be a possibility for the unranked BruinsBy Mark J. Dittmer Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA has not been to the cross-country national championships for a while. Last year, prospects for the NCAAs looked so dim that UCLA sent only one runner to the NCAA preview race. This year, […]

Monday, October 21, 1996 A guide to everything you wanted to know about scoring but were afraid to askBy Mark J. Dittmer Daily Bruin Senior Staff Points? Cross country teams score points? How do they do that? Worry not: These vexing questions will now be answered. Here is how scoring in cross country works. Each […]

Monday, October 21, 1996 COMMENTARY: Cade McNown’s high numbers in yards do not add up to winBy Rob Kariakin Daily Bruin Contributor It’s an old cliche, but in this case it fits: Saturday’s game against Washington simply wasn’t as close as the score made it appear. The final score wasn’t actually that bad. At 41-21, […]