Sunday, April 19



Baseball: Baseball starts season with unexpected win

Coming into the first game of the baseball season, hopes were high for the UCLA team in coach Gary Adams’ last season. Despite having a sub-.500 record last year, being picked to finish seventh in the Pac-10 this year and beginning the season unranked in any poll, the Bruins hoped that they would play at a level above what the experts predicted for them. Read more...


Football: Trainer faces recruit scandal allegations

It is with fragile care that high school football recruits are treated when they arrive at universities for their official visits. These prep athletes are shown the opportunities schools have to offer ““ on the field, in the classroom and even socially. Read more...


Weighing football’s future

After leading the UCLA football team to a disappointing 6-7 season in his first year as coach, Karl Dorrell doesn’t feel comfortable being rewarded for his coaching effort thus far. Read more...


Retain your sanity; beat post-Bowl boredom

I know why people throw Super Bowl parties. It is for the same reason winter is considered an extremely depressing season. This is the season when, toward the end of January (or early February this year), the world of sports goes into hibernation. Read more...


M. basketball: Morrison to start instead of Thompson

UCLA coach Ben Howland announced Tuesday that leading scorer Dijon Thompson has lost his starting job to fellow junior shooting guard Brian Morrison. With the Bruins looking to snap their five-game losing streak against Washington State on Thursday, Howland decided he needed the team to get off to a better start on defense and rebounding. Read more...