Sunday, July 6th, 2008

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Right tackle out for season

When two-year starter Aleksey Lanis retired midway through the UCLA football team’s spring practices, the Bruins turned to Sean Sheller to fill the spot at right tackle.

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Amateurs blog for sport

Online forums can be a haven of discussion for fans or bane for athletes, coaches and journalists

As the UCLA football team struggled through last season en route to a 6-7 finish, former coach Karl Dorrell was feeling the heat from Bruin faithfuls.

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All pain, no gain for athletes

There is a silent and tragic problem plaguing the sports world that has nothing to do with performance-enhancing drugs or athletes engaging in nefarious affairs.

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College football, explain yourself

The current Bowl Championship Series format will remain until 2014 despite faulty reasoning

Hi, allow me to introduce myself. My name is college football, and I’m the only major American sport that doesn’t feature a playoff system. After a successful round of voting this past week in Hollywood, Fla., I’m proud to say I will be serving you the current “Bowl Championship Series” format until 2014. Don’t panic – there are bona fide reasons for maintaining the status quo.

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Injuries, surgery jumble quarterbacks

UCLA quarterback Ben Olson underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot.

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Sophomore athlete dominates on two fields

Two-sport Bruin Darius Savage excels on the offensive line and in the throwing circle

For any athlete at UCLA, it is tough to handle the rigorous schedule of practices, workouts, meetings and class.

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Collison will keep UCLA a contender

Darren Collison staying one more year? Who would’ve guessed that?

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Three Bruins chosen in NFL Draft

After days of waiting, several Bruin football players finally learned their NFL destinations.

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Cowan injured, out for season

Just a week ago, Pat Cowan would have guessed that he would lead the UCLA football team through the Rose Bowl tunnel and onto the field Saturday as its top quarterback: After four years at UCLA, it would finally be his team.

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Spring scrimmage tests football’s inexperienced offensive line

Quarterback Kevin Craft replaces injured Cowan and Olson, plays for first team with some success

Under the lights of the Rose Bowl and in front of just more than 15,000 fans at Saturday’s spring game, the Bruins’ defense showed why it is the unit getting the most respect at this point in the year.

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