It doesn't have three rings, or lions or tigers. No Barnum, no Bailey, no unicycle riders. No acrobats, no trapeze acts, nothing on fire. But it's hitting the road in 2012 and the situation looks dire. Read more...
Sports
Baseball, Sports
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February 23, 10:41 am
UCLA baseball puts Pepperdine Waves in their place, 9-0
After two shutouts and no earned runs allowed in the UCLA baseball team's opening weekend sweep of San Francisco, it was clear that pitching wasn't going to be an issue for this season's Bruins. It was the other side of the plate that had UCLA fans worried. Read more...
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Freshman shortstop Pat Valaika went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in UCLA’s 9-0 win against Pepperdine Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Valaika and fellow freshman Kevin Williams both had their first career hits.
Sports, Track and Field
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February 23, 10:39 am
Women’s track and field signs nine new freshmen
The UCLA women's track and field team has signed its newest members from both familiar and far places. Read more...
Sports
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February 23, 10:26 am
Men’s basketball misses out on the magic against Cal
BERKELEY "”mdash; Great teams have magic. Or magic gets placed on them. Don't ask me. I'm not really sure how it works. On Sunday night, it almost looked like the UCLA men's basketball team was getting a little of the coveted fairy dust. When junior guard Malcolm Lee's deep fade away 3 bounced off the front of the rim, the regulation horn sounded, then the ball fell back through the net, I thought that was the sign. Read more...
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Tyler Honeycutt takes a 3-point shot in Sunday’s contest against Cal. Honeycutt scored 14 points in the Bruins’ 76-72 loss.
Sports
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February 23, 3:10 am
Zone defense dooms men’s basketball in loss to Cal
The zone killed UCLA after all. Coach Ben Howland used it, but he hates it. His players didn't quite know how to play it and on the other end, the Bruins were prepared to face a zone defense "“ but Cal played man-to-man defense to open the game. Read more...
Softball, Sports
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February 23, 3:04 am
Softball pushes through injuries, first loss to face Cal State Northridge
These days, the UCLA softball team is busy. After playing five games over the weekend, the Bruins head to Northridge today for a game against the Cal State Northridge Matadors before heading to Cathedral City for another five-game weekend series. Last weekend, No. Read more...
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Sophomore right fielder B.B. Bates played her first two-home-run game in the matchup against Utah State.
Sports, Swim & Dive
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February 23, 3:03 am
UCLA swim and dive team to face talented pool at Pac-10 Championships
The timers at Spieker Aquatics Center were reading times of fractions of a second during Monday's swim practice, but it was no malfunction. Read more...
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Junior Alex Sullivan and the No. 21 Bruins, who lost to top Pac-10 teams earlier this season, are in Washington for the annual Pac-10 Championships, which starts today.