Sunday, August 23

In the news:

From the gridiron to the gym mats: Former offensive lineman P.J. Irvin serves as an assistant coach and an unorthodox source of encouragement for UCLA gymnastics

Every meet, when a UCLA gymnast toes the line before sprinting down the vault runway, P.J. Irvin is the first one to start clapping his hands in encouragement. Read more...

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Former UCLA offensive lineman P.J. Irvin (left) is in his third year as a volunteer assistant for the gymnastics team under coach Valorie Kondos Field (middle).



Men’s tennis rides out the Pepperdine Waves, 4-3

The UCLA men's tennis team looked like the underdogs coming into Monday's match against Pepperdine. Read more...

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Freshman Adrien Puget and the No. 14 UCLA men’s tennis team came away from Malibu with a 4-3 win over No. 6 Pepperdine. The Bruins fought hard to win the doubles point before eventually winning the match. The Bruins improved to 15-5 on the year. The Bruins now have until April 20 before their next match, a home contest with Cal Poly.





UCLA announces three sports centers to host 2011-2012 home basketball games

After surveying season ticket holders and members of The Den in February, UCLA announced its decision regarding where it will play its home basketball games in the 2011-2012 season Friday. Read more...

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The men’s basketball team home game venues have been announced. They will play 14 games at the L.A Memorial Sports Arena, four games at the Honda Center and one game at Citizens Business Bank Arena.