Ben Peters

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• Year one play away from being epic

  June 13, 2005 at midnight

  It has been a good year in UCLA sports. Men’s water polo, women’s water polo and men’s tennis won national championships. Men’s basketball returned to the NCAA tournament. And football ...

• Heading into the future, it’s hard to let go of the past

  June 13, 2005 at midnight

  I have never done anything more depressing than look for work. There is nothing in this world I will enjoy more than waking up early to do 40 hours of ...

• Baseball: Highly touted recruiting class to boost UCLA baseball’s roster

  June 1, 2005 at midnight

  This has been quite probably the worst season in UCLA baseball history. On the bright side, next year may turn out to be one of the most exciting. With his ...

• Baseball: Bruin right-fielder rises above injuries

  May 17, 2005 at midnight

  One of the UCLA baseball team’s few positive stories this season came to an end Sunday when junior rightfielder Chris Jensen had his 18-game hitting streak snapped. Still, that story ...

• Give kickers a break – it’s not as easy as it looks

  May 2, 2005 at midnight

  Football kickers play the most maligned position in all of sports. They suffer from the same jealous unpopularity annoying white guards do in basketball – they look too much like ...

• Baseball: Bruins adjust to losing streak

  April 29, 2005 at midnight

  Most players in Division I baseball have spent their whole lives winning. Thus, the Bruins’ season, in which UCLA’s record is currently 9-28, has been quite an adjustment for everyone, ...

• Baseball: Baseball squashes Anteaters, 3-1

  April 27, 2005 at midnight

  Execution has been an issue for the UCLA baseball team all year, but Tuesday the Bruins did what they’ve been unable to do many times this season. With pitching and ...

• Stop rise of virtual athletes in sports world

  April 18, 2005 at midnight

  This column is about why my roommate Billy is a huge nerd. Yet, I’m beginning to wonder whether in the future he may be one of sports’ great superstars. Last ...

• Baseball: Baseball searches for silver lining

  April 15, 2005 at midnight

  The UCLA baseball team’s 18-game losing streak has been noteworthy for some time now, and every additional loss heaps more attention on the situation. The Bruins (7-22, 0-6 Pac-10) have ...

• Baseball: Losing streak reaches 18

  April 13, 2005 at midnight

  In other years, UCLA’s 4-2 midweek loss at Loyola Marymount would be unremarkable, and at most annoying. Every loss such as this one, however, now adds another dimension to the ...