Category: Blue & Gold News
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THUNDERCLAP
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Let’s hear it for lightning-quick Bruin Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder, who have taken the NBA West by storm and are roaring to the Finals, after washing out the Spurs 4 games to 2, coming back from being down 0-2 in the Series, and down 18 in Game 6 There will…
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RAH, WINNING!
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The All-Access Reception is a WIN-WIN-WIN situation — The Spirit Squad WINS, as lots of funds are raised, the crowd WINS, as they are served up a performance by the gorgeous Bruin Cheerleaders (as well as delicious hors d’oeuvres and wine), and yours truly WINS, by collecting two prize drawings and a Silent Auction…
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SUPPORTABELLA
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On THIS SATURDAY, you can come support (and meet) the beautiful bellas of the UCLA Spirit Squad (and the guys, coaches, and mascots too) at the ALL-ACCESS RECEPTION, where you can help make the (much-needed and appreciated) funds MUSHROOM At UCLA on this Saturday, May 19th from 3:30pm until 6:30pm, the…
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BRINK-O DE FLY-O
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UCLA’s Cinco de Mayo Scrimmage proves that the Bruins are ready to FLY, with an air attack that will soar to the GOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Regardless of who the starting Quarterback will be for UCLA this season, the Bruins are going to throw the ball, MUCHO. When Spring Practice began, it looked like…
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SQUAD ALMIGHTY
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Do you believe in Squad? — Today we give praise to the UCLA CHEER SQUAD, the often-overlooked and sometimes under-rated sect of Bruin Cheerleaders who routinely put Spirit in the Sky The UCLA Dance Team gets a lot of publicity and recognition for being World Class, so it’s easy to forget…
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TEARING UP AND CHEERING UP
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Crying in my Cheer — The UCLA Dance Team loses 3 sweet girls due to time constraints and conflicts (breaking my heart), but gets 9 beautiful returnees, and 2 fine additions, while the Cheer Squad continues to be Top Tier as well UCLA Spirit Audition Week can be an emotional rollercoaster. That…
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THIS TIME IT’S PERSONNEL
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Fantastic Four, the Sequel — UCLA Basketball adds Tony Parker to their other 3 top-rated incoming recruits, giving them the #1 Recruiting Class in the Nation, which Bruin fans know is no guarantee of success, but is still worthy of Hollywood-type buzz UCLA made it official yesterday, signing 6’9″ Center Tony Parker to…
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HUR-RY FOR CAPTAIN SPAULDING
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Some fans are GROUCHy as a TRIO of passes miss their MARX, but I say HORSEFEATHERS — That bit of MONKEY BUSINESS is not worth HARPing on, as CAPTAIN Mora’s Hurry-Up Offense Quarterbacks are frequently able to CHICO(ff) and find their Running Back BROTHERS, who have A DAY AT THE RACES at SPAULDING Field,…
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BAZZ AND EFFECT
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The Bazz that refreshes — Ben Howland lands Top Recruit Shabazz Muhammad, which will increase ticket sales, ramp up expectations, and maybe even improve future recruiting Another acorn has fallen far from the tree — Just like UCLA’s most prolific Football player Jonathan Franklin was sired by a trojan, now UCLA’s best…
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SPRING FORWARD
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UCLA Spring Practice continues, and progress is evident as the Bruins make up for lost time in a race against the clock The Bruins are wearing pads now, hitting with full force, trying to separate ballcarriers from the ball, and trying to separate from each other as competition for starting positions…
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CLANG, CLANG, CLANG WENT THE PAULEY
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Pauley Pavilion looks fabulous as contruction workers continue to insert beams of steel and add panes of glass It takes a Village, People! Pauley Pavilion no longer looks like a glorified YMCA. With the new exterior additions almost fully in place, the renovation looks like it’s going to be a…
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AFTERNOON DELIGHT AND AFTERNOON RE-LIGHT
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Lunch and Launch — Two delightful Laker Girls make a lunch appearance in Pasadena, while Mora and his staff re-light my fire at their first practice in Westwood It was a Tuesday full of passion, as the Laker Girls continued their whirlwind tour of local Carl’s Jr’s, and the new-attitude, re-invigorated UCLA Bruins…