A few days after writing a column comparing Rick Neuheisel to the McDonald's McRib, I decided it was time to expand my culinary and journalistic horizons. So it was that I found myself in an establishment where sport and sandwich truly coalesce. Read more...
Football, Sports
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October 28, 2:10 am
Anything can happen in Saturday’s Rose Bowl matchup between UCLA and Cal
Football, Sports
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October 28, 1:18 am
UCLA football, men’s basketball players sign petition asking NCAA for a cut in TV revenues
Student-athletes already receive compensation in the form of an athletic scholarship, but should they receive more? That debate is as divisive as the hostile rivalries that typify college sports, but this week it took a new turn when it was the student-athletes themselves speaking up. Read more...
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Redshirt junior punter Jeff Locke, seen here in the game against San Jose State, collected signatures for the NCPA petition from members of the football and men’s basketball teams here and from other schools around the country. Locke collected more than 300 signatures in total in support of the petition.
Men's Soccer, Sports
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October 28, 12:45 am
Men’s soccer expects tough weekend games against Washington, Oregon State
During the week after a surprising home defeat at the hands of Cal State Northridge on Saturday, the UCLA men's soccer team was put through the proverbial wringer in practice by coach Jorge Salcedo. Read more...
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Sophomore midfielder Victor Munoz and the Bruins will defend their perfect Pac-12 record as they host Washington and Oregon State this weekend. UCLA will look for an easier victory over the Beavers than it had in its last contest, in which it needed an 89th-minute goal from Munoz to secure the win.
Sports
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October 28, 12:43 am
Cross country races to inaugural Pac-12 Championships
When the UCLA men's and women's cross country teams head to Tempe, Ariz. this Saturday to compete in the Pac-12 Championships, they know that the only direction to look is ahead. Read more...
Sports, Women's Soccer
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October 28, 12:41 am
Women’s soccer to challenge new Pac-12 teams on the road
For the first time ever this weekend, the No. 2 UCLA women's soccer team will take on Colorado and Utah as conference foes. Read more...
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Junior midfielder Zakiya Bywaters and the women’s soccer team look forward to another weekend of action.
Sports, Women's Volleyball
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October 28, 12:39 am
Women’s volleyball to face top NorCal teams, California and Stanford
Just one year ago, the UCLA women's volleyball team stunned the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Stanford, in Westwood. Read more...
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After upsetting Cal and Stanford at home this September, senior setter Lauren Van Orden and the women’s volleyball team will try their luck again against the Bears and the Cardinal on the road this weekend.
Sports, Women's Volleyball
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October 27, 12:29 am
Killing them softly
Mariana Aquino says "North Dakota" a bit slowly, drawing it out "“ her father spent a year there as an exchange student in high school, but for the most part it's foreign to her, as it probably is to the average resident of Los Angeles. Read more...
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Sophomore middle blocker Mariana Aquino grew up in Brazil before coming to the United States. Aquino started playing volleyball at age 13 in Curitiba, Brazil. Aquino was attracted to UCLA because of the options the school provides in terms of academics, sports and music. For her, the location is a good place to balance a volleyball and music career.