Category: UCLA/usc/Sports Photos
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THE STARTING BELL
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Bruins ring in Fall Practice with Bullish Kahlil Bell atop the stocked Tailback position UCLA Football 2008 is underway, and even though Karl Dorrell is gone, three primary figures from the tough 2007 campaign are being counted on to keep the Bruins from a repeat performance. Fully-recuperated Kahlil Bell starts…
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CLEARED IS A BELL
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Tardy Bell — Now with medical clearance, Starting Tailback Kahlil Bell’s return is finally in full-swing, but a hunch says Bell will need to ring up a hellacious effort in practice to silence others trying to crack the Starting line-up It’s a Bell Curve — Lots of talented Tailbacks will…
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WESTBROOK GONE WITH THE WIND?
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They “don’t know nothin’ about birthin’ no nicknames!” — Oklahoma City narrows Nickname search down to 6 choices; Hopefully for Russell, they’ll pass on “Wind” (if he frankly gives a damn) Who’s in charge of new Nicknames for the Oklahoma City team — Tommy the Trojan’s soon-to-be Husband? The former Seattle…
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LOOSE FLIPS SYNC ‘SHIPS
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New relationships are syncing up, as relaxed Bruins roll through informal workouts “Happy Days Are Here Again.” That old UCLA Spirit staple might have to be brought to the forefront, if they want the music to mirror reality. It’s hard to compliment the Neu Regime without it looking like some…
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DIGGING ALL THE WAY TO CHINA (and leaving the trojans behind)
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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…
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FROM SOAK-Y TO OKIE: JUST CALL HIM “RUSTLE” WESTBROOK
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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…
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AREA 51 — ACCESS DENIED
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The Secret is Out: #51 Reggie Carter’s Restricted Zone will be the site of many more crash landings, so say The Watchers It’s no conspiracy: Area 51 is for real. UCLA fans already know that Linebacker Reggie Carter is the real deal, but now, the rest of the Country is…
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RAIN, SNOW, AND ALE
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Storm-addled Seattle will Ride the Westbrook Lightning; Frigid Minnesota doesn’t find Love Abominable; and Lager-wacky Milwaukee uses Draft to Tap Mbah a Moute to put the “oom pa pa” back into America’s Polka & Pilsner Town YouTube is one hell of an Agent. A few years ago, Russell Westbrook was a virtual unknown. Then…
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OLSON’S SHINING MOMENT
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It’s been a Horror Story for Ben, up until this Omen: Olson Rings up spot on prestigious QB Watchlist, because Exorcists Neuheisel and Chow can Saw a Johnny Unitas out of “Johnny Bench” Chalk this one up to Norm Chow…. and save the chalk outline. UCLA’s hard-luck QB Ben Olson…
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MBAH HUMBUG!
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Luc’s a Ghost (of Final Fours Past): Why in the Dickens would Mbah a Moute make his NBA Future his Present, when, without a guarantee, he could get Scrooged? Luc-haters got an early Christmas gift yesterday, when the player that they think is an instant turnover left his name in…
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CAPTAINS CRUNCH
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The Totals are in: Chex in the boxes of Paulsen and Harwell will have the two Life-time Wheaties-eaters milking the serial killer instinct out of the Bruins, to make opponents snap, crackle, & pop, and to turn trojan Fruit Loops into Shredded Wheat The 2008 UCLA Football team is off to a Smart Start, because…
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THE CLEANING POWER OF RIZA
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A Riza to Celebrate (like a Mob): Zalameda-led Bruins sweep up Cal for landmark NCAA Title in Women’s Tennis, and #102 overall Riza has arrived. UCLA Senior Riza Zalameda just etched her name into the collosal Pantheon of Great Bruin Champions, by leading UCLA to the NCAA Championship in Women’s Tennis…