Tag: sports
Recapping The Espys
LOS ANGELES―Espn's annual Espy Awards took place on Wednesday, July 15, in Los Angeles. Hosted by Joel McHale and featuring a plethora of athletes...
NFL Seeks Temporary LA Stadium
LOS ANGELES—The NFL is looking for a temporary stadium to house one or two Los Angeles-area teams until a permanent stadium is constructed. The...
LA Kings Terminate Richards’ Contract
LOS ANGELES—It’s done. On June 29, the Los Angeles Kings announced that they have parted ways with Mike Richards, officially terminating his contract. In...
Pepperdine Announces New Baseball Head Coach
MALIBU—Pepperdine University announced Rick Hiretensteiner, as the 17th head baseball coach for the Waves.
Hirtensteiner is a Pepperdine alumni who graduated in 1989. During his college years...
NY Yankees Pick UCLA Pitcher James Kaprielian
WESTWOOD—On June 8, UCLA junior James Kaprielian was picked up by the New York Yankees in the first round of the draft.
Kaprielian, a right-handed...
LeBron James The Superhuman Takes Over Finals
CLEVELAND—Unpopular sports opinion Number One: Lebron James is basketball history's greatest.
In all likelihood, he will never win six championships like his childhood hero. Heck,...
$250 Million Soccer Stadium Coming To LA
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Football Club is currently planning a $250 million soccer stadium to be built in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park.
The LA Football Club...
Lincecum Dominates As Giants Sweep Angels
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Giants have inched ever-closer to the .500 mark after wrapping-up a series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels to the...
UCLA Rugby Flashes In Varsity Cup Loss
WESTWOOD—As future Bruins roaming their future stomping grounds toured the beautiful UCLA campus for the school's annual "Bruin Day," a battle for collegiate rugby's...
Manny Pacquiao’s New 90210 Zip Code
BEVERLY HILLS—World boxing champion and elected representative to the Filipino legislature, Emmanuel “Manny” Dapidran Pacquiao, is purchasing a mansion in Beverly Hills for $12.5...
Tournament Offers Brighter Bruin Future
HOUSTON—UCLA basketball closed the final chapter of its whirlwind season in Friday's 74-62 loss to Gonzaga.
The outcome, hardly a surprise, halted a tournament run...
March Madness Arrives
UNITED STATES—Well its that time of year, March Madness! On Sunday, the NCAA announced the teams that would receive a bid in the tournament...
March Madness: Bruins In The Big Dance
WESTWOOD—UCLA has made the NCAA Tournament and Bruin fans rejoice amid cries of conspiracy.
It's an outcome few expected following Friday's 70-64 loss to fifth-ranked...
Josh Smith Resurrects Career In Georgetown
GEORGETOWN—At his best, Josh Smith was a twinkle-toed monster, a top-recruit, and lovable gentle giant.
At his worst, he was labeled lazy and selfish, an...
Pauley Pavilion Still Home For UCLA
WESTWOOD—After stumbling for much of the first half, the Bruins completed act two of its regular season finale, defeating Washington State 72-67 at UCLA's...
Golden West College Punter Commits To Cal
MALIBU—Golden West College kicker and punter Dylan Klumph has signed with the University of California Berkeley.
Klumph, 19, signed is letter of intent on National...
Washington Routed By Rebounding UCLA
WESTWOOD—Come March, last night's 88-66 rout of Washington won't put the Bruins at the heart of anyone's tournament bracket.
And yet, the victory permits the...
Rugby Star looks to Conquor the NFL
SAN DIEGO—Big, strong, fast, and nasty 27-year-old Jarryd Hayne looks every bit the part of an NFL athlete.
Born in Australia, far removed from the...
Arizona Is Cruel To UCLA Tourney Hopes
TUSCON—Fouling the opportunity to notch a signature road win, UCLA now finds itself on the outside looking in on March's impending madness.
Saturday's 57-47 loss...
NFL Combine Report: Bruins Shine
INDIANAPOLIS—The NFL factory continues to churn in Westwood.
UCLA sent five players to this year's NFL combine in Indianapolis: quarterback Brett Hundley, linebacker Erik Kendricks,...
