Category Archives: Sports

Track teams look to blow out Trojans By Tim Costner and Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Senior Staff In what is probably a foregone conclusion, the UCLA track program will travel to Cromwell Field at USC to face the Trojans and Brigham Young in a triple dual meet. The UCLA men’s team has defeated USC in […]

Spikers ready for Ball State No. 1 UCLA takes on No. 5 Cardinals in NCAA semifinal By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff SPRINGFIELD, Mass — The Ball State men’s volleyball team knows exactly how it feels to beat up the town bully. However, they also realize that the bully will get back up swinging. […]

Pierce passes on, but his memory will not When UCLA’s men’s basketball team hoists its 11th national championship banner to the rafters of Pauley Pavilion next year, a standing-room-only crowd will be on hand to watch. Larry Pierce, a man who spent his lifetime standing up for the people in that crowd who could not, […]

Softball falls to No. 2 in national poll By Rick Pal For the Bruin softball team, winning four of six games this weekend wasn’t enough to remain atop the NSCA/USA Today Top-25. The poll, released Wednesday, had Arizona slated at the top spot even though the Bruins (40-5 Pac-10, 22-3 overall) own first place in […]

Giving his all for a love of ‘the game’ Freshman first baseman/pitcher Peter Zamora will do anything in his power to win a ball game By Ross Bersot Being dubbed a "gamer" early in his first year as a member of the UCLA baseball team did not bother Peter Zamora. In fact, the multi-talented first […]

Coming to terms with his success Senior quick hitter Jeff Nygaard is learning to accept praise for being the premier player in collegiate volleyball By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff You would think after several years of being mentioned in the same breath as volleyball legends Mike Ivie and Karch Kiraly, one would begin […]

Baseball bitten by Lions in 8-3 loss By Ruben Gutierrez One full, quick swing of the bat and there goes the afternoon. After a game which crawled along inauspiciously, with Loyola Marymount building a 4-1 lead on single runs, a three-run blast in the sixth inning by Lion centerfielder Mark Peters effectively sealed the fate […]