The UCLA locker room was quiet after Thursday’s game. That was because many of the Bruins didn’t know what to say. The smiles that adorned the faces of the Bruins just a week ago were replaced with somber looks and furtive glances at the floor, their confidence and their NCAA Tournament hopes shaken by a 79-72 loss to Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament. Read more...
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March 10, 9:00 pm
M. hoops: Loss leaves future up in the air
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March 9, 9:00 pm
W. polo: Friendship doesn’t prevent Bruin win
It’s a friendly rivalry in the truest sense. Cal State Northridge women’s water polo coach Molly Barnes and UCLA coach Adam Krikorian, roommates in college at UCLA, continue to remain close friends today, despite the fact that they now coach for different universities. Read more...
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March 9, 9:00 pm
M. volleyball: UCLA focuses on struggling USC
The biggest challenge the UCLA men’s volleyball team will face when it matches up against the Trojans tonight at USC’s North Gym is not to underestimate its opponent. Read more...
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March 9, 9:00 pm
W. tennis: Women’s tennis fooled by Trojans
Coach Stella Sampras Webster acknowledged that Wednesday’s match was different than the others for her women’s tennis team. Nevertheless, the result had to seem quite familiar to the Bruin coach. Read more...
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March 9, 9:00 pm
W. golf: Freshman swings UCLA to tourney win
As freshman Amie Cochran finished up her first of two scheduled rounds on Tuesday of the Spartan Invitational in San Jose, she was flummoxed. Not only had she just shot an opening-round 76, she had hurt her shoulder during the course of the round. Read more...
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March 9, 9:00 pm
M. basketball: Rising beyond their years
Jordan Farmar says he’s ready for postseason play. Arron Afflalo doesn’t expect it to be too tough of an adjustment. Yet, when the Bruins take the floor at Staples Center for their match-up with Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament this afternoon, it nonetheless will be the first taste of single-elimination play for UCLA’s prized freshmen this season. Read more...
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March 9, 9:00 pm
Softball: Injured pitcher gets unexpected subs
As utility players, Krista Colburn and Kristen Dedmon are called upon to fill many roles. Pitching, though, usually isn’t one of them. But when starting pitcher Lisa Dodd hurt her throwing hand before last weekend’s Bulldog Classic, UCLA softball coach Sue Enquist called upon both Colburn and Dedmon to fill in for the injured sophomore. Read more...