Category: Non-Rivalry Photos

  • FILET-O-FISH

    Not-So-Happy Meal:  Instead of frying Nuggets, Derek Fisher’s hotly-contested, last-second airball guts the Lakers’ home court advantage Don’t blame Derek Fisher.  It wasn’t Derek’s fault that he got nothing but air on his desperation 3-pointer at the end of Game 2.  Nene, a very tall Nugget defender, was flying in his…

  • SURVIVAL OF THE TWITTEST

    Tweet Emotion — Now you can follow Trojan-Hater on “TWITTER” You can’t go one normal day without hearing about Twitter.com.  From Jimmy Fallon to Derek Fisher, everyone is doing it, as the phenomenon sweeps across the Country.  So, instead of waiting the usual two years until it’s yesterday’s news and I’d have…

  • HE’S HALF THE MANNY USED TO BE

    Manny Being Womanny:  Suspended 50 games for taking female fertility drugs commonly used after steroids, Ramirez has everyone changing their minds about his Hall of Famer status Manny Ramirez just went from being mentioned in the same breath with legendary athlete (and Bruin) Jackie Robinson, to being forever associated with  presumed steroid abuser…

  • DOUBLE TAKE

    Deja View:  Here’s a second glance at the bikini search that will have you seeing double Not sure exactly what can be written in this space that will actually get read, as you fly down to the included photos, and lately, there’s not much to say.  Not happy about another…

  • ANGELS IN THE INFIELD

    TOYS FOR TROTS:  Hawaiian Tropic trots out a treasure trove of hot-to-trot trophy girls in bikinis at Santa Anita “I went to the Horse Races, and a Bikini Contest broke out!” Okay, so maybe the Bikini Contest was planned in advanced — and advertised like crazy by sponsor KLOS —…

  • POM POM PETER PICKED A PECK OF PACKIN’ PECKERS

    Formerly-incoming trojan Maurice Simmons is convicted of Felony Robbery and Assault with a Firearm — And just for THAT, he’s not worthy of playing Football in front of O.J.’s jersey? Will Simmons be Simmering in Sing Sing for Seven Stanzas?  Don’t write him off just yet — He still has a…

  • THERE’S NO SHRINKAGE IN BASEBALL

    Post-Steroid Era All-Star Game is longest ever, as N.L. makes it hard on A.L., but fails to leave happy for 12th straight time, in 15-inning New York Yankathon Please don’t confuse Chase Utley with Dan Uggla. Chase Utley is the Bruin/Phillie/Top Vote-Getter in the NL, who got a hit in three at…

  • DIGGING ALL THE WAY TO CHINA (and leaving the trojans behind)

    Bruin Great Elaine Youngs is Set to Go to The Promised Sand of Beijing, Blocking and Spiking the Olympic Dreams of TWO Cardinal & Gold Diggers Can you Dig it?  Thanks to their strong performance this week in Moscow, the Beach Volleyball team of Elaine “E.Y.” Youngs and Nicole Branagh clinched…

  • BANANA CREAM PYRO

    Flinging these’ll Foster the Appeal of Fireworks for Bunches (and only a Monkey’s Uncle would Split before Dessert is Doled out) First comes “Blue & Gold.”  But coming in a close Second is “Red, White, and Blue.” Sometimes you have to ask yourself:  Are you a Bruin who just happens…

  • AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL — FROM SHE TO SHINING SHE

    What a Country!  Happy 4th of July to Bruin-Americans Usually, when the word “Banner” appears on these pages, it’s referring to the imminent NCAA Championship Banner that Ben Howland is about to deliver to Westwood.  But today, it also refers to Old Glory, as in the Star-Spangled variety of Banner. Today…

  • FROM SOAK-Y TO OKIE: JUST CALL HIM “RUSTLE” WESTBROOK

    Westbrook Goin’ South:  The Sonics are ‘bucking rain-soaked Seattle for booming Oklahoma City, where the fans (who tote shotguns, not shots of espresso) will really get a blast out of Westy’s thunderous and dust-clearing Sonic Booms Could you imagine if Jerry Buss moved the Lakers from Los Angeles?  I don’t…

  • WILT, CHEER BERLIN

    Thousands conquer triple-digit heat to score free “Sex” in park performed live by really hot Nunn She can STILL “take your breath away.” Terri Nunn, for those of you who weren’t teenagers in the 80’s, was one of the hottest New Wave ROCKER chicks of the time, as the lead singer for “Berlin.”  Like…