Friday, July 17


M. basketball: Washington State dampens UCLA offense

SPOKANE, Wash. “”mdash; Much has been made of Washington State’s offensive woes so far this season. Thursday night the lackluster play appeared to be contagious. UCLA’s motion offense, so productive in its victory over Oregon on Saturday, simply seemed to go through the motions at times as the squad muddled through an ugly 48-point effort against Washington State. Read more...


M. basketball: Bruins squeak by WSU 48-45

SPOKANE, Wash. “”mdash; Even on a night when the shots weren’t exactly falling for UCLA, expectations were raised. It has come to be expected that a Ben Howland-coached team won’t provide a repeat of last season’s misery ““ the 10-19 sort. Read more...


Gymnastics: Gymnasts to host rival Utah

Two hundred fifty-nine days ago the UCLA women’s gymnastics team won the NCAA Championship, a feat all but forgotten by coach Valorie Kondos Field. “Every year we wipe the slate clean and move forward,” Kondos Field said. Read more...




Booze, bars, my 21st birthday top a big year of sports

The two biggest sporting events of 2003 were my 21st birthday and I’m so drunk I can’t remember what else. Just kiiiiiiidddding. But seriously, for the past few weeks you have been bombarded with the “biggest sports stories of 2003″ ““ and I bet you are tired of hearing about ’em ““ so let’s just talk about the future of UCLA athletics and my birthday. Read more...