Sunday, July 7, 1996Discipline is master stroke for swimmer Annette SalmeenBy Esther Hui Summer Bruin Staff If there was one word to describe Annette Salmeen in her last year as a UCLA swimmer, it would be disciplined. After all, during her senior year Salmeen balanced training for the Olympics, the regular NCAA swimming season, and […]
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On the fast track to Atlanta
Monday, July 1, 1996Technique, not size, launched Powell into No. 1 positionBy Rick Banks Summer Bruin Contributor Standing a slim 5 feet, 10 1Ž2 inches, Suzy Powell is not your average thrower. It’s not her size that allows her to hurl the discus consistently in the 190-foot range, but her technique. "I think I’m a […]
Dishing the dirt on the NBA draft
Monday, July 1, 1996 Timberwolves lead pack, Trailblazers choke in their dust Every year the self-proclaimed "draft experts" analyze the NBA draft. This year is no different. The Winners. By virtue of their theft of point guard Stephon Marbury from the Milwaukee Bucks, the Minnesota Timberwolves had the best draft among the leagues’ 29 teams. […]
Umphrey rebounds from last Olympic Trials
Bruin athlete fights injury to represent U.S.A. in AtlantaBy Arthur Choung Summer Bruin Contributor It’s been a long four years, but the wait is finally over. After missing out on the 1992 Olympics by less than a tenth of a point, UCLA gymnast Chainey Umphrey is going to Atlanta as a member of the U.S. […]
Sears Director’s Cup acknowledges UCLA for third year in a row
Bruin athletics rank among the best in the countryBy Brent Boyd Summer Bruin Senior Staff UCLA athletes improved upon the rich athletic tradition of the school when they were named the second-best athletic department in the country in the Sears Directors’ Cup competition. The competition was established to recognize the most successful athletic department as […]
UCLA track and field members join team U.S.A.
Many other Bruins fall short of making the team in Atlanta By Christopher Isidro Summer Bruin Senior Staff For several Bruins, the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials provided a taste of what is to come four weeks down the road when the games begin. For several others, it was the last competition they would […]
Higher scores mean less entertainment in baseball
1988 season set the standard for game length, excitabilityNow that basketball and hockey have crowned their champions, the focus of the sporting world is on baseball. The Olympics will come and go in a few weeks, but baseball will remain with us all summer. That’s the bad news. I saw a broken-bat home run the […]