David and Goliath on deck for tennis By Sarah Harrison The David and Goliath story has a pointed lesson the UCLA men’s tennis team could follow when they travel north this weekend. If the Bruins focus too much on defeating top-ranked Stanford, they may find themselves felled by the determined little guy, 17th-ranked California. In […]
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Standing in the shadows, playing for a title
Standing in the shadows, playing for a title UCLA middle blocker John Speraw is more concerned with the NCAA crown than individual attention By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff "If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. Therefore respect every musician in his proper place." ÂRobert […]
Yaroshuk screams her way into playing form
Yaroshuk screams her way into playing form Controversial on-court behavior fuels Paige Yaroshuk’s tennis game By Chris Isidro The moment the ball left her racket, UCLA junior Paige Yaroshuk knew she hit a shot for the ages. Yaroshuk didn’t nail a running passer down the line or a diving volley, but a soft floater  […]
Softball entertains Pac-10 bottom dweller
Softball entertains Pac-10 bottom dweller Top-ranked Bruins hoping not to look past lowly Stanford By Rick Pal The Stanford Cardinal will play UCLA softball today with nothing to lose. After last week’s massacre against Arizona in which the final score read more like a score from a UCLA-USC football game, 25-0, the Cardinal is eager […]
Taking it one step at a time
Taking it one step at a time Freshman third baseman Troy Glaus could have gone straight to the Major Leagues, but chose instead to pursue a college career at UCLA By Ruben Gutierrez A young player grows up holding sacred the feel of freshly mowed grass and smoothly raked infield dirt. The smell of a […]
Women’s gym vaults into NCAAs
Women’s gym vaults into NCAAs Bruins head to Georgia with hopes of taking all-around, team titles By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Senior Staff University of Kentucky’s Jenny Hansen was a freshman when she won her first NCAA all-around championship in 1993. It was Hansen’s sophomore year when she notched a second all-around championship into her […]
Baseball slides past CSUN in 11-inning battle
Baseball slides past CSUN in 11-inning battle By Ruben Gutierrez At long last, designated hitter Chad Matoian saw red against the Matadors, hitting a game winning RBI single in the bottom of the eleventh inning last night to lead the Bruins past visiting Cal State Northridge, 4-3. It was the fourth straight victory for UCLA, […]