Thursday, July 16

Women's soccer: Cursed or just unlucky?

In the spirit of Halloween, I give you the scariest sports story on campus. They involve spells, witchcraft, black cats and primarily a curse ““ a curse far greater than the curse of the Bambino, the curse of the Billy Goat or the curse of Steve Lavin (wait, he was just bad): The curse of the UCLA women’s soccer team. Read more...





Football: Dorrell’s Stevenson Ranch home escapes line of fire

UCLA football coach Karl Dorrell’s home in Stevenson Ranch appears to have been spared by the Southern California wildfires that ravaged the area. Dorrell and his family were evacuated from his home on Tuesday when the Simi Valley fire came within one mile of his subdivision of the community in Santa Clarita Valley. Read more...


M.polo: New season finds Bruins in full bloom

What a difference a year makes. The No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team (12-4, 4-0 MPSF) is experiencing a complete turnaround in its season compared to last year’s record (15-8, 4-4), which included failing to qualify for the NCAA tournament. Read more...


Comic Tom Snyders bicycles for laughs

Halfway through our fireside chat, I had to confess something to Tom Snyders: I hadn’t ridden a bicycle in 10 years. While he conceded that Los Angeles is a ridiculous place to ride a bike, Snyders, on the other hand, has made a living off of his Schwinn. Read more...