Starting at center for the Western Conference is… Zaza Pachulia? Yes, in the first week of fan voting the Warriors’ oft-maligned, clumsy big man received the second most all-star starter votes among Western Conference frontcourt players. And I’m ecstatic. The NBA, as an entertainment entity, ought to stick strictly to the fan voting. I mean, […]
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The Hull Shebang: UCLA should reinstate men’s swimming and diving team
Just about a year ago, there were people handing out flyers on Bruin Walk, a giant billboard parked outside of Sunset Boulevard and a plane – yeah, a plane – with a banner flying behind it with the “Restore UCLA Hoops” agenda. A 15-17 record wasn’t good enough back then, and now look at No. […]
The Dam Truth: Oklahoma prioritized success over justice for victims of violence
Coach Jim Harbaugh infamously climbed a tree to get a top football recruit to play for Michigan. Other schools, like Baylor University, simply sold their souls. The Bears’ coaches, athletic director and chancellor were found to have fostered a dangerous campus environment when reports of Title IX violations surfaced, alleging them of covering up sexual […]
Li for 3: Men’s basketball match against Kentucky important, but not decisive
Chances are No. 11 UCLA won’t upset No. 1 Kentucky for the second year in a row – It might even be a blowout loss. And you know what? That’s perfectly fine. “It’s not a make or break thing,” said coach Steve Alford. “It’s early December, but it does become a great test for our […]
The Dam Truth: Harvard men’s soccer team’s ban a positive move against sexual assault
If zero tolerance truly means zero tolerance, then Harvard got it right. The men’s soccer team has an abhorrent tradition of ranking student-athletes on the women’s team by appearance and assigning them ideal sexual positions in “scouting reports” uncovered by the student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson. Reports of similar behavior from the men’s cross country […]
The Hull Shebang: NCAA should relax ban on seasonal fantasy leagues for student-athletes
I beat my roommate this weekend in fantasy football. He was pretty mad. Every week he plays the team in our league that scores the most points. Eight games deep in the season, he’s put up nearly 110 points a game but has 73.5 more points scored against him than any other team. No matter […]
Wang’s Word: Promising basketball recruits don’t guarantee a strong season
Last Tuesday, I felt like I was on top of the world. There I was, sitting in my friend’s two-bed closet in Dykstra, staring out the window at my immaculate view of a lone pine tree and readying myself for the seven-month roller coaster known as NBA season. The Golden State Warriors were finally back […]