Friday, May 15


Hockey must change image

So, Adam Kubalski is the latest example of why hockey is still a second-rate sport in most regions of the country. Don’t blame Kubalski; it isn’t his fault. Read more...


Debatable ‘SC play makes relations icy

Adam Kubalski lay immobile on the ice in Eugene, Ore., as his teammates and fans wondered what had just happened. Since he began playing organized hockey at the age of 5, Kubalski had never heard of a goalie getting hit by an oncoming scorer during a penalty shot. Read more...


Unfamiliar sports deserve notice

He fell hard. There are no two ways about it. He had seven stairs left before getting to the bottom of the upper student section at the basketball game against Oregon State on Thursday. Read more...


Injuries, inexperience hurt team

With inexperience playing a major role in Friday night’s loss to the Arizona Wildcats, UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field couldn’t help but entertain thoughts of how different the night’s outcome could have been if her depleted roster had the benefit of a clean bill of health. Read more...


No. 3 seed in Pac-10 tourney may help team get into NCAAs

The UCLA women’s basketball team might have gotten help from a pair of unlikely sources. While UCLA (17-10, 12-6 Pac-10) helped further its NCAA Tournament candidacy with a road sweep of the Oregon schools, two of its biggest competitors for the precious few postseason spots stumbled and might not have time to get back to full speed. Read more...


Baseball takes on Dirtbags

The old cliché used by baseball coaches and players when talking to the media is “We’ve got to take one game at a time.” For the Bruins, that adage is proving to be the exact truth. Read more...