They say time heals all wounds. But is a year really long enough to cure 50-0? Let that sink in. Fifty. Five-zero … to nothing.
Category Archives: Sports Columns
Strong Side: UCLA upholds upsetting tradition in Saturday’s loss
The last time UCLA won a game at California’s Memorial Stadium: 1998. Google was in its infancy, “The Big Lebowski” was not yet a cult classic and Bill Clinton was soon to be impeached.
WATS-ON MY MIND: New head coach Cori Close is ready to live up to the legacy of UCLA women’s basketball
So in Nikki Caldwell’s case, would it be big stilettos left to fill?
WATS-ON MY MIND: Drafted by different teams, defensive tackle David Carter and his brother remain an inseparable team
I believe I was around 6 years old when I was first asked the question.
WATS-ON MY MIND: Last man standing, Jerime Anderson
It was only a few years ago that UCLA was at the top of college basketball.
And when I say “at the top,” I’m not referring to the three Final Fours.
I’m referring to the one Fabulous Five.
In retrospect, labeling the 2008-2009 recruiting class that landed Jrue Holiday, Malcolm Lee, Drew Gordon, J’Mison Morgan and Jerime Anderson in the blue and gold adidas ““ a recruiting class ranked No.
WATS-ON MY MIND: Rising QB is the focus of football
The annual UCLA spring football game is more than just a scrimmage.
WATS-ON MY MIND: Former Bruin, current Thunder point guard Westbrook proves a naysayer wrong
There is no greater feeling than the moment when you know you’ve transformed a naysayer into a believer.
Except if you are the naysayer, that is.
But in this instance, as I contradict myself for the second time so far, I am fine playing the role of the foolish naysayer in the case of Russell Westbrook.
The former UCLA Bruin is having the best season of his career, and coincidentally, the time of his life in the process.
Westbrook finished the regular season ranked No.