Alum hired as NFL secondary coach The Baltimore
Ravens hired UCLA alumnus Johnnie Lynn as their
secondary coach on Monday. Lynn played at UCLA from 1975-1978 as a
defensive back and played for the New York Jets from 1979-1986.
Lynn was the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants the last
two seasons, but was released at the end of a 4-12 season.
“It is always a hard thing when you get released, because
normally you aren’t getting enough wins under your
belt,” Lynn told BaltimoreRavens.com. “You usually go
into a team with the same situation. To me, I am excited, because
I’m going to a good team that is in the playoffs, and I can
be excited about taking that next step.”
SOFTBALL: Former UCLA great Lisa
Fernandez is teaming up with Mentium Events, LLC to create
the Lisa Fernandez International Fastpitch Championships, as was
announced Monday. The tournament is for amateurs ages 10-18 and
will be held July 18-24 in Winter Haven, Fla. Fernandez has won two
Olympic gold medals and was a four-time All-American at UCLA. In
1993, her senior season, she led the nation in both hitting (.510
batting average) and pitching (0.25 ERA).
PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: California’s
Leon Powe and USC’s Ebony
Hoffman were announced as the Pac-10 basketball players of
the week yesterday. Powe totaled 33 points and 22 rebounds in last
week’s sweep of USC and UCLA. Hoffman scored 31 points and
made two free throws to clinch an upset win against Stanford.
Compiled by Gilbert Quiñonez, Bruin sports senior
staff.