By Adam Karon Daily Bruin Staff Last year UCLA senior linebacker Tony White stopped by Yates Gymnasium to check out a UCLA gymnastics practice. After several minutes of watching, he turned to head coach Valorie Kondos Field and said, “Wow, this sport is dangerous!” Such a statement carries considerable weight coming from an athlete competing in what many consider to be the most hazardous collegiate sport. Read more...
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February 5, 9:00 pm
Gymnasts play hard, might be superheros in UCLA disguise
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February 5, 9:00 pm
Bruins scrape by with victory over No. 23 Kentucky
By Greg Schain Daily Bruin Reporter It wasn’t supposed to end this close. The No. 3 UCLA men’s tennis team was supposed to dominate No. 23 Kentucky the same way they killed No. Read more...
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February 5, 9:00 pm
Don’t call him Ace
 EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA baseball’s new number one pitcher, Chris Cordeiro attempts to bring the Bruins victory. By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Staff If Chris Cordeiro is supposed to be feeling the pressure of taking over for first-round draft pick Josh Karp as UCLA’s Friday night starter, somebody should probably tell him so. Read more...
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February 5, 9:00 pm
Team enters season without key players, hopes for best
 NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Sophomore pitcher Casey Janssen winds up for the pitch in a match with Gonzaga. By Scott Bair Daily Bruin Reporter The 2002 Bruin baseball team is an unmolded blob of clay ““ all that is left of the statue that stood a year ago. Read more...
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February 4, 9:00 pm
NCAA ephedra ban raises athlete issues
By Scott Bair Daily Bruin Reporter Unlike the normal UCLA population, student-athletes cannot go down to the local store, purchase and consume ephedrine-based products. They can’t because the NCAA banned the drug in 1997. Read more...
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February 4, 9:00 pm
Bruins in good position for NCAA championships
By J.P. Hoornstra Daily Bruin Senior Staff Walking confidently toward the practice field Monday, shot putters Scott Weigand and Dan Ames were asked how they finished at last weekend’s meet. Read more...
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February 4, 9:00 pm
Force of freshmen may power Bruins past Long Beach State
 MANDY WHITING Freshman Krystle Johnson pushes past a Washington State defender Sunday. The Bruins head to Long Beach State for a game tonight. By Jackie Abellada Daily Bruin Contributor It is already being called a transition year, a season to prepare for the next, a time to look forward and prepare for the future when expectations will undoubtedly be higher. Read more...