Wednesday, October 22, 1997 A star’s shining success is dimmed by injuries SOCCER Senior sat out two seasons because of back and knee mishaps By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Staff Something no athlete can control is injuries. Read more...

Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Five-year, $2.38 million contract opens UCLA’s Steve Lavin Era BASKETBALL Coach will make $435,000 in his first full season this year By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff It looks like the Steve Lavin Era is set to proceed into the next millennium. Read more...

Tuesday, October 21, 1997 Football Notebook Moving on up the national rankings The Bruins (5-2, 3-1) just keep on climbing up the polls. After their 34-10 victory over Oregon State Saturday, the Bruins jumped four spots in the Associated Press poll to No. Read more...

Tuesday, October 21, 1997 Midseason trek around country sheds light on oddities of NFL COLUMN League colored by Southern charm, Bay Area stench, Gulf injuries Now that the football season is halfway complete (I know, the season is 17 weeks long, but even my anal-retentiveness knows some limits), it’s high time for a little jaunt around the gridiron. Read more...

Tuesday, October 21, 1997 Bruins fall from grace with CSF loss, find solace in Irvine victory WRAP Losing to Titans means team must work harder to get in playoffs By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA men’s soccer team experienced both the lows and highs of sports this weekend. Read more...

Tuesday, October 21, 1997 Bruins need second-place finish to secure championship berth WRAP Bruins fall, 46-30, to Oregon in possible foreshadowing of Pac-10 results By Jared Hummel Daily Bruin Contributor Coming off a sub-par performance at the NCAA preview meet last week, the UCLA women’s cross country team rebounded with a second-place finish at the Oregon Invitational on Sunday. Read more...

Tuesday, October 21, 1997 UCLA kicks some butt in Oregon RECAP Learning from embarassing loss at BYU gives team perspective By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Contributor It’s easy to be forgotten when you are on a team that has Traci Arkenberg, the 10th leading scorer in the nation. Read more...