Lost among the chaos following UCLA's loss to UC Irvine Saturday was a short PA announcement recognizing the end of UCLA coach Al Scates' 50-year career. Read more...

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The modern sports industry is a dirty, mutilated shell of what it once was. Read more...

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Coach Al Scates (right) is preseted with his 13th national championship trophy, which he won in 1989, at home in Pauley Pavilion.

It was a surreal moment when the ball hit the ground. Read more...

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Weston Dunlap (left) and Gonzalo Quiroga show their disappointment after their season ended in a loss to UC Irvine Saturday.

In front of a packed home gym, the announcer burst out, "Kyle Caldwell!" Read more...

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Senior setter Kyle Caldwell rebounded from his dismissal from UCLA to come back and become the team’s leader on and off the court.

Standing outside the locker room following the UCLA men's volleyball's season-ending loss, senior setter Kyle Caldwell, a captain and an emotional rock throughout the season, looked broken. Read more...

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Sophomore outside hitter Gonzalo Quiroga sits on the court following UCLA’s loss to UC Irvine on Saturday.

These last four days of arduous practice, these last four months of gritty regular season action, these last four years of UCLA volleyball and these last 50 years of one-of-a-kind coaching all come together Saturday night. Read more...

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The UCLA men’s volleyball team will have its back against the wall as it takes on UC Irvine on the road Saturday evening in what could be Al Scates’ final game in his 50 years as coach.