If Tuesday’s game becomes a microcosm of the UCLA baseball team’s season, it’ll be pleased with the ending. After a sluggish offensive start, the Bruins piled on seven runs in their final three innings en route to an 8-2 win over Cal State Fullerton. Read more...
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May 11, 9:00 pm
Baseball: Bruins’ decisive victory makes playoffs a possibility
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May 11, 9:00 pm
W. track: Nilsson unable to compete in Pac-10s
The final chapter of Lena Nilsson’s storybook UCLA career won’t have a happy ending. Lingering pain from a stress fracture in her right foot will keep middle distance runner Nilsson from competing at the Pac-10 Championships this weekend, meaning that the three-time NCAA champion’s collegiate career is finished. Read more...
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May 10, 9:00 pm
Letter to the sports desk
Correcting new requirements In his column “NCAA reforms can’t be expected to succeed” (May 4), Bruce Tran made a lot of good points, but I do have trouble sitting still for this one. Read more...
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May 10, 9:00 pm
M. tennis: Men’s tennis mentally preparing for first round of NCAA tourney
They’ve waited. And waited. And waited. And now they have one more week left to wait. The players on the fourth-seeded UCLA men’s tennis team haven’t played in a dual match since an April 17 victory over California, and now they’re starting to get a little bit antsy. Read more...
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May 10, 9:00 pm
UCLA tennis teams will pull surefire wins
I guarantee victory. It’s not that hard for me to do with the likes of Oral Roberts coming to town ““ the men’s tennis team, not the dental company. Read more...
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May 10, 9:00 pm
Benefits of supplement use debatable in sports
With every tape measure shot hit in ballparks across the country, the debate regarding the ethics of using ergogenic aids in the sporting world has grown more heated. Read more...
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May 10, 9:00 pm
Baseball: Hitting coach could take the helm
After three decades of moderate success under Gary Adams, it would seem the UCLA Athletic Department might want to make a clean break from the Adams regime and hire a coach from outside the baseball program. Read more...