It’s my senior year in high school. The Anaheim Angels have just won the World Series. I am on my way to class and this cute girl, who has been in many of my classes over the past three years but has never said a word to me, is approaching fast. Read more...

So I have a confession to make. Until recently, I felt that my interest in sports was merely residues leftover from a timid childhood that had yet to really appreciate the more sophisticated, upper-echelon culture in a meat-n-potaters country. Read more...

Chad Barrett’s on the phone. His scratchy voice is indicative of a weary young man who sounds torn. He talks about the thrill of doing what you love for a living, not to mention the fact that he’s making good money doing it ““ the kind of money that few people even twice his age earn. Read more...

Sophomore Lindsey Vanden Eykel, commonly known as “L Boogie” to her teammates and fans, retired from gymnastics last week but will remain with the UCLA gymnastics team in other capacities. Read more...

And the unofficial slogan for the 2005 UCLA men’s soccer team is: Four down, good to go. Stripped of four key contributors from last season, the team’s expectations for 2005 were likely to be a little less ambitious and a little more cautious this time around. Read more...

As students start to come back to school, it’s a chant you’ll hear almost as often as “UCLA fight, fight, fight!” or “Go Bruins!” It’s a chant that every Bruin fan agrees with, but most carry it way too far. Read more...

If there is one phrase that college coaches try desperately to steer clear of, it’s “rebuilding year.” It can make a coach’s nose turn up, disgusted by the idea of a season given away to growing pains as opposed to success. Read more...