Andrew Finley

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• [NCAA Championship]: Biggest night of your college life

  April 3, 2006 at midnight

  Welcome back. For those who spent spring break hiking through Australia’s outback without so much as access to a pay phone, there’s only one thing you need to know about ...

• Slacking Bruins to blame for loss to ’SC

  Feb. 21, 2006 at midnight

  Shortly after watching UCLA play with the intensity of a sunbather on Sunday evening, I wandered over to USC’s press conference, where Nick Young sat beaming about his biggest win ...

• Club tennis fights for win in SoCal tourney

  Feb. 15, 2006 at midnight

  That UCLA’s club tennis team stepped forward to receive the champion’s award Sunday afternoon was not particularly surprising. That droplets of sweat and sighs of relief accompanied it to center ...

• Bruins travel, play, conquer

  Jan. 30, 2006 at midnight

  The Bruins returned to Westwood the other night, which from a fan’s perspective, is pretty unsettling. Just think about them facing the Arizona schools later this week in Pauley Pavilion. ...

• Injured players make for tougher games

  Jan. 17, 2006 at midnight

  Nothing has come easily for UCLA this season, and maybe that’s why the Bruins were so reluctant to take the simple route in explaining Saturday’s loss to Washington. Rather than ...

• Drew’s exit is a setback UCLA can overcome

  Jan. 9, 2006 at midnight

  One of these years, UCLA will enjoy a blissful off-season. Some January, the Bruins won’t have to answer questions about embarrassing bowl losses, drunk-driving allegations, or their star running back’s ...

• [Online Exclusive]: Bruins close out 2005 with another reason to party

  Dec. 31, 2005 at midnight

  It's been about 10 years since I visited El Paso, Texas, and though I don't remember much about the city, I'm pretty sure there's more fun to be had in ...

• Win a lesson in benefits of studying

  Dec. 12, 2005 at midnight

  ANAHEIM — Needing a healthy dose of inspiration heading into finals week, I spent Saturday afternoon at the Arrowhead Pond watching UCLA basketball. While the Bruins’ win over Nevada distracted ...

• Galaxies apart, teams are barely rivals

  Dec. 5, 2005 at midnight

  Freshman year, I took a cluster course that focused on the evolution of cosmos. I learned about the distances that separate planets, solar systems, and galaxies. Unfortunately, the professor never ...

• How tall is Drew Olson? It depends.

  Dec. 2, 2005 at midnight

  Drew Olson is officially listed at 6-foot-3, and with the season he’s had, he could just as well be 7-foot-8. Nevertheless, I always thought it strange that during my brief ...