Category Archives: Sports

Men’s tennis rides out Waves No. 4 UCLA holds off No. 5 Pepperdine, 4-3, in thriller on Tuesday By Mark Singerton Victory could not have been any sweeter for the UCLA men’s tennis team as they survived a 4-3 battle against Pepperdine Tuesday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The match lived up to the […]

Spikers take shot at Loyola Marymount Top-ranked Bruins host lowly Lions in conference opener By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff Tonight’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation season-opener between top-ranked UCLA and unranked Loyola Marymount could be reminiscent of some of history’s greatest battles. Most notably, General Custer at Little Big Horn. While the Bruins (3-0 […]

Déjà vu? Let’s hope not … What is it, exactly, about the California Golden dadgum Bears that makes the UCLA men’s basketball program go into hibernation? Explain to me, pretty please, why the Bruins tend to defend their home court with reckless abandon and a killer instinct against the Arizonas, Arizona States, Washington States, Louisvilles […]

Waves enter LATC seeking revenge M. tennis readies for Pepperdine, one year after bouncing them in Region VIII By Mark Singerton UCLA faces No. 10 Pepperdine today at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in what should be their toughest match of the early season. The fourth-ranked Bruins will have to be mentally prepared for the […]

Coaching more than just wins and losses Question. Who is the better college basketball coach, Jerry Tarkanian or Jim Harrick? Before you poke your eye out in a frantic attempt to circle Tarkanian’s name as quickly as humanly possible, put down your copy of the Official Guide to Harrick-Bashing for a moment and listen up. […]

Bruin track begins by smashing records Dawn Dumble sets NCAA indoor record in shot put By Tim Costner Daily Bruin Senior Staff Well, that was easy. In just its first meet of the season, the UCLA track program asserted its dominance on the national picture by qualifying five shotputters for the NCAA Indoor Championships. The […]

Fatigue puts damper on w. gym wins Bruins sweep Broncos despite wear of back-to-back marathon meets By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Senior Staff It was an exhausted group of Bruin athletes who marched out onto the floor of the Wooden center Saturday night as the UCLA women’s gymnastics team hosted Boise State. After winning a […]