Saturday, August 22

In the news:


Men's soccer run in NCAA Semifinals ends in loss against UNC on penalty kicks

HOOVER, Ala. "“ Soccer's penalty shootout is merciless. It is perhaps the cruelest tiebreaker in all of sports, pitting five of each teams' players against the opposing goalkeepers, but even more so against themselves and their own composure. Read more...

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(From left) Andy Rose, Fernando Monge, Kelyn Rowe and Ryan Hollingshead watch, dismayed, as UNC celebrates their victory Friday night.



Wanted: a UCLA football coach to consistently inspire effort

I'm not really sure what we're supposed to take out of Friday night's inaugural Pac-12 Championship game. It seemed like this was the first time in this Thunder-Mountain-ride of a UCLA football season that everything that was supposed to happen actually did. UCLA was never going to beat Oregon, but hey, the Bruins held the Ducks to less than 50 points and put up 31 of their own. Read more...



Defensive woes hurt men’s water polo team against USC in NCAA Championship

It is a tradition that the winners of the NCAA water polo title jump in the pool immediately as the final buzzer sounds. Not just players, but head coach, assistants "“ everyone. This weekend, UCLA walked away from the title game all too dry. Read more...

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Redshirt senior attacker Cullen Hennessy ended his UCLA career with a loss as the Bruins fell to USC 7-4 in the NCAA Championship in Berkeley on Sunday.