Monday, April 29

Matter of Fact: NFL commercial talks baby-making, but skips the concussion discussion

Sure, I was born almost exactly nine months after Super Bowl XXX – which, of all the Super Bowls, clearly has the best initials for baby-making – but my dad hates the Cowboys, who won that game 27-17 over the Steelers. Read more...

Photo: In a commercial titled “Super Bowl Babies,” the NFL featured children born nine months after the Super Bowl in the cities of the winning teams. (NFL via YouTube)


Tanner’s Take: In case football distracted you from UCLA soccer’s National Signing Day

There are a few things I regret about National Signing Day. For one, I woke up at 5:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning to refresh Twitter a couple times. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA women’s soccer coaching staff signed a star-studded group of players on National Signing Day 2016. The incoming class includes U.S. Women’s National Team standout Mal Pugh. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Claire-ification: UCLA has a long way to go before NCAA Tournament

Back in 2008, the iPhone was just one year old, Twitter was starting to gain momentum in the social networking world and Hulu was invented. Eight years ago was also the last time Duke men’s basketball fell out of the AP Top 25 rankings. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA men’s basketball team is on the bubble of not making the NCAA Tournament. If the Bruins are left out by the selection committee, it would be the first time since 2005. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Tanner’s Take: Brace yourselves UCLA fans, it’s almost National Signing Day

I don’t like National Signing Day. It’s an annual exaltation of overhyped high school kids on a nationally televised display of overinflated egos. Nonetheless, the drama captivates me every year, as I ultimately join the refresh-Twitter-every-minute obsession that sweeps the nation. Read more...

Photo: Freshman running back Soso Jamabo was one of UCLA football’s major gets last National Signing Day. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Tanner’s Take: Upsets won’t be enough to guarantee Bruins a March Madness bid

The UCLA men’s basketball team knows all about the unpredictability of this year’s college basketball season. Just ask Monmouth, Washington or Washington State. More often than not, the Bruins have found themselves at the center of the madness, creating national headlines in the process. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has endured a season of inconsistency this year, but the Bruins are not alone. The unpredictability of college basketball has given a number of teams big upset wins. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


Tanner’s Take: The emotional rollercoaster of NFL relocation

Stan Kroenke’s first name might as well have an “a” before the “t” as far as St. Louisans are concerned. Hearing the name alone can incite a fury and disgust within millions of Midwesterners that is probably worthy only of the devil himself. Read more...

Photo: The NFL owners voted to move the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, with an option for the San Diego Chargers to join them in Inglewood. (Creative Commons photo by Paul Sableman via Flickr)



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