Saturday, June 27

The Strong Side: _Football’s day off is still full of work_

Sitting in front of my TV, eating some sort of starch that comes in a bag, procrastinating that paper I have to write, and watching college football. It's how I spend most of my Saturdays in the early part of the school year. Read more...

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Junior linebacker Sean Westgate, seen here in the Bruins’ October 2 victory against Washington State, spent the bye week catching up on his studies and watching other football games from around the Pac-10. Westgate and the Bruins head to Oregon on Thursday to take on the No. 1 Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium.


Suspensions and injuries pain Bruins

While much of the talk entering UCLA's Thursday tilt with Oregon has surrounded the Ducks' flock of electric playmakers, the Bruins will need all the weapons they can muster to keep pace.
Easier said than done. Read more...

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Redshirt senior F-back Christian Ramirez and the Bruins will take on the No. 2 Oregon Ducks on Thursday in Eugene, Ore. The Bruins will have to stop the Ducks’ high-scoring offense and will be without three offensive starters. UCLA is coming off a bye week after a 34-7 loss against California on Oct. 9.



UCLA Bruins to take on No. 1 Oregon Ducks

Neither Oregon nor UCLA's football teams played a game this weekend, but in the interim their nationally televised matchup for Thursday night in Eugene was upgraded to a showdown. Read more...

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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Kevin Prince, seen last year in the matchup against Oregon, and the UCLA football team will take on No. 1 Oregon Thursday.



UCLA men’s water polo prepares to fight for NCAA bid

After beating Stanford Friday night at Spieker Aquatics Center, the UCLA men's water polo team used its day off to do some scouting. Read more...

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Members of the UCLA men’s water polo team reconvene at halftime during the first round of the SoCal Tournament on Oct. 2. UCLA currently sits at 2-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings after beating No. 4 Stanford Friday.