Tuesday, 4/22/97 ESPN’s Mel Kiper lacks experience but adds humor to draft process Analyst’s fiery, assertive speech puts him in hot water As if the NFL draft, that annual orgy of trades, controversy and hype, wasn’t bizarre enough, ESPN – our beloved fountain of sports – had to hire as one of its draft personalities a verbose, big-haired guy called Mel Kiper Jr. Read more...

Tuesday, 4/22/97 Men’s volleyball notes UCLA wins match vs. Pacific with stellar passing, serving and hitting Bruins to host league tourney With the season drawing to a close, the UCLA men’s volleyball team will play no more than four more times this year – and only that much if they’re successful in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament this week at UCLA. Read more...

Monday, 4/21/97 Sports Briefs Pro hopefuls left disappointed For the first time since 1942, the NFL draft has come and gone – and not one UCLA player was selected. Read more...

Monday, 4/21/97 Bruin Update Friday’s results Women’s gymnastics National team champions Men’s tennis vs. California. – rained out Women’s tennis UCLA 6, California 3 Softball Arizona 11, UCLA 0 Arizona 10, UCLA 6 Saturday’s results Baseball Stanford 7, UCLA 4 UCLA 8, Stanford 5 Men’s tennis Stanford 4, UCLA 3 Women’s tennis Stanford 8, UCLA 1 Men’s volleyball UCLA def. Read more...

Monday, 4/21/97 Perfect landing Bruins finish unevenly in individual event finals after winning team title By Mark Dittmer Daily Bruin Senior Staff The NCAA gymnastics championships began Thursday with the team preliminaries, in which the 12 finalists are paired down to six. Read more...

Monday, 4/21/97 Bruins can’t quench Stanford’s firepower Heartbreaker hinges on battle between No. 1s Taino, Wolters By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff For the second time in three weeks, the UCLA men’s tennis team and the Stanford University equivalent grappled on the hard courts, not only in a Pac-10 showdown but in a renewal of perhaps the most intense rivalry in collegiate tennis. Read more...

Monday, 4/21/97 Bruins tame Tigers en route to easy playoff victory UCLA wins match vs. Pacific with stellar passing, serving and hitting By Jennifer Kollenborn Daily Bruin Contributor The top-ranked UCLA men’s volleyball team came out hot against the University of Pacific. Read more...