Category Archives: Sports

Wednesday, April 3, 1996 By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Staff Jeff Blank’s sanctum is a perch high above home plate, where his vigilant mind frantically absorbs all the events imaginable on a baseball diamond. Here in the press box, his feet tucked awkwardly in a chair or shuffling nervously in his oversized tennis shoes, Blank […]

Tuesday, April 2, 1996 No. 1 Bruin pitcher steps up to mound in search of victory over Golden BearsBy Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Staff Going into his next start this Thursday against California, southpaw Jim Parque is enjoying precisely the kind of season expected of him as the No. 1 pitcher on the UCLA baseball […]

Tuesday, April 2, 1996 Cal State Fullerton will not allow usual mid-week reprieve By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA baseball team usually uses midweek, nonconference games to merely tune up between its weekend Six-Pac series. Tuesday night’s game against Cal State Fullerton, however, will not provide much of a rest. The No. 1 […]

Tuesday, April 2, 1996 Individual members use UCSD meet to prepare for NCAA championships By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff With the NCAA championships on its mind, the No. 3 UCLA men’s track team sent a handful of its athletes to a nonscoring meet hosted by UC San Diego on Saturday. "At this point in […]

Tuesday, April 2, 1996 Field athletes record three lifetime bests at UC San DiegoBy Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Staff Gaining momentum as it heads into the heart of its outdoor schedule, the UCLA women’s track and field team capped the spring break week with an impressive showing at the UC San Diego Invitational Saturday. The […]

Monday, April 1, 1996 By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA men’s tennis team was up to its usual tricks over break, as it maintained its death grip on the No. 1 spot in the nation with six weeks to go before the NCAA championships. The Bruins squeaked past seventh-ranked Pepperdine after posting decisive […]

Monday, April 1, 1996 By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff Because of injuries to its athletes, the UCLA men’s track team expected a close race against California and Kentucky, but the Bruins surprised themselves as they convincingly won the meet at Drake Stadium on March 16. UCLA won the triangular competition with a score of […]