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Battle of the Columnists:

Do you think the women’s water polo team will respond next year to compete for a national championship? Eric Peck: UCLA lost to USC in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament a week after they beat them in the second round of the MPSF Tournament; if anything lights a fire under a team, it’s got to be that.

Senate Bill 1525 aims to protect injured student-athletes through guaranteed financial aid

The pain became unbearable for Casey Griffiths. The former UCLA offensive lineman had a fracture in his fifth lumbar vertebra that made even day-to-day activities impossible.

Spread offense tests quarterbacks’ abilities with high-tempo plays

Like a guilty suspect fleeing from a crime scene, the UCLA football team threw away the pistol, concealing evidence of the offensive ineptitude of seasons past.

Fresh faces steal the show at football's spring game

The midair rotation just couldn’t fully get there.

Battle of the Columnists: Grab bag!

Every so often, there is just an overwhelming number of hot topics enveloping the UCLA sports scene. Spring quarter is well underway and multiple UCLA sports are engaged in postseason competition, while other sports are still in the meat of their conference schedules. We will be talking NBA Playoffs and Pauley Pavilion in this edition of Battle of the Columnists.


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Hooligan Theatre Company's 'Mean Girls: The Musical' stays true to movie

The Plastics found their way to Moore 100 on Saturday and Sunday when the student-run organization Hooligan Theatre Company put on “Mean Girls: The Musical.”

Practice notes: Neuheisel disappointed in team's effort

Tale of two practices:
It started out as a fairly energized practice for UCLA with most players doing a solid job staying active and disciplined, but as the day wore on mental errors started compounding, leading to poor results and several substitutions.

Practice notes: UCLA football practice, day 2

The second day of fall football practice is in the books and, once again, there were no major injuries for the Bruins.

Men's volleyball to host final Pauley Pavilion event tonight

Since 1965, Pauley Pavilion has been the home for UCLA athletic teams ranging from basketball to gymnastics. 46 years later, an era is coming to a close. Pauley will undergo renovations during the 2011-2012 academic school year, meaning all of the triumphs, sorrows, cheers and tears of the last half-century will be history – at least for one season.


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Feb. 6, 2011 — Daily Bruin Sports contributors Tyler Drohan and Steven Covella review the week in UCLA sports on Out of Bounds. First, Daily Bruin Sports editor Jacob Ruffman stops by to talk about UCLA football’s latest recruits from National Signing Day. Later, Drohan and Covella debut the rapid-fire “No Huddle” segment, asking members of UCLA’s men’s basketball team a series of questions, including whether they are Team Jacob or Team Edward.

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Wade Yandall graduated high school early to join the UCLA football team for spring practice. Yandall is making an early impact on the team but his final position in the depth chart is still to be determined.
The UCLA football team wrapped up their spring practice last month but the depth chart is not yet finalized. Redshirt sophomore Patrick Larimore and redshirt junior Steve Sloan are competing for the defensive quarterback position in next year's lineup.

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