Upcoming Super Bowl will leave fans rooting for the commercials COLUMN:Advertising competition will outshine the big game’s matchup The hype wheels are turning and the Super Bowl circus is coming to town, so let the obvious and obnoxious question parade begin. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 A fairy-tale ending SOCCER: By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Staff On Dec. 14, Cinderella was crowned in Richmond, Va. The UCLA men’s soccer team, considering its fifth-seeded status in the NCAA tournament, was viewed as the underdog entering the Final Four. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 Dallas extends an hospitable arm to Bruins BOWL: Players enjoy special treatment, give back to needy children By Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Staff DALLAS — Though the victory over Texas A&M was certainly a highlight of Cotton Bowl week, it certainly wasn’t the only highlight for the Bruins on their trip to Dallas. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 Football Briefs So Long, Rocky UCLA defensive coordinator Rocky Long announced over winter break that he will leave UCLA to become the head coach at New Mexico, his alma mater. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 Hicks relishes return to Texas HOMETOWN: Strong Cotton Bowl performance on New Year’s Day especially sweet for star runner By Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Staff DALLAS, Texas — Skip Hicks did something after the Bruins’ victory in the Cotton Bowl that he was never able to do growing up in the Lone Star State. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 Last-second heroics avert upset M. BASKETBALL: Rookies overcome Oregon’s surge, take 68-66 win By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff It only took six minutes for the 10th-ranked UCLA men’s basketball team to open a 20-point lead against Oregon on Saturday night. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 Men’s Basketball Notebook UCLA 69, New Mexico 58 (Dec. 6) In the fourth annual John R. Wooden Classic at the Anaheim Pond, the Bruins would face their first top 10 opponent in No. Read more...