Saturday, May 9




On College Basketball: East Coast teams slip into icy spell

It seems that basketball teams on the East Coast have been paralleling the weather, namely cooling down. Way down. In the NBA, no true contender has shown itself capable of being the Beast of the East and challenging a Western conference team in the finals, and the same has been true in the college game. Read more...


Cutting their hair, cutting their losses

M. VOLLEYBALL Today, 7 p.m. v. Hawai’i Pauley Pavilion Usually athletes grow out their hair until a winning streak comes to an end. But some members of the men’s volleyball team felt it was necessary to chop their lovely locks as they restlessly search for their second conference win. Read more...


Bucks for talent ““ it’s a fair deal

It’s hard to carry out a discussion about sports nowadays without bringing up how much coaches and pro athletes are paid. Whenever a huge contract is signed, fans and media personalities will gripe about it like it’s the end of the world. Read more...


Afflalo embodies team’s dismay

The way Sunday’s game ended left members of the UCLA basketball team with a sick feeling inside. Facing a sea of red from the Stanford students swarming around them as they left the court didn’t make a devastating loss any easier. Read more...