Going into 2001, Lindsay Greco was feeling pretty good about the development of her soccer game. Scoring to put UCLA up 1-0 over North Carolina in the 2000 NCAA championship game highlighted her freshman campaign. Read more...
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October 30, 9:00 pm
Outside looking in
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October 30, 9:00 pm
NCAA may change athlete eligibility rules
Richard Atkinson, the president of the University of California, said last year that “the SAT adds virtually nothing to our ability to predict freshman college grades.” The NCAA has apparently taken Atkinson’s advice to heart. Read more...
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October 29, 9:00 pm
Briefs
Volleyball Prospect Headed to UCLA The Los Angeles Times has reported that Huntington Beach Marina High’s Steve Klosterman has verbally committed to UCLA. Widely regarded as the top boy’s volleyball recruit in the nation, the 6-foot-7 opposite hitter is a two-time All-Southern Section selection and was named the most valuable player at the USA Junior Olympics last summer. Read more...
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October 29, 9:00 pm
Halfie Awards celebrate Pac-10 mid-season rankings
Liiiiiive, from the Daily Bruin sports cubicle, inside majestic Kerckhoff Hall, it’s the First Annual Halfie Awards! So now, without further ado, here’s your host, Jeff Agase. Read more...
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October 29, 9:00 pm
Inexperienced Bruins struggle with road games
Inside the confines of Pauley Pavilion, the UCLA women’s volleyball team has looked every bit as good as their No. 18 ranking would indicate. But when the Bruins (12-9, 5-6) have taken to the road in the Pac-10, they have struggled just to remain competitive. Read more...
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October 29, 9:00 pm
Coaches’ feud “˜water under the bridge’
As intense as the UCLA-Washington rivalry is on the football field, it might not even compare to the verbal volleys off the gridiron last February. Following one of the most bitter and competitive recruiting wars in recent memory, Washington head coach Rick Neuheisel told the Seattle Times, “Bob Toledo tells (Washington recruit) Clayton Walker, “˜You don’t think that if I’m (Toledo) gone, that Neuheisel is not going to be the next head coach at UCLA?’ I mean, Bob Toledo is basically telling him he’s going to get fired.” To which Bob Toledo responded shortly, “We never had a problem in the conference until he started talking about negative recruiting. Read more...
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October 29, 9:00 pm
Male cheerleader kicks stigma out, sleeps on Japanese board
I feel that the cheerleading epic “Bring It On” is one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. As far as my all-time favorite films, it is right up there with “The Conformist,” “Casablanca,” and “The Testament of Dr. Read more...