Archive for April, 2010
Drama at Dawn: English Premier League Update
Set your alarm clocks to constitutional monarchy and your coffee to tea because here on the west coast, the drama of English Premier League starts promptly at 5:00 am. With just two weeks left in the 2009-2010 season, the excitement is building to a fever pitch. The title race looks likely to go down [...]
Champions Once Again
Water polo: UCI upset No. 1 Pacific, then beat No. 2 seed CSUN for their second straight Big West title.
The NBA: Where Amazingly Boring and Stretched Out Playoffs Happens
The pride of UC Irvine, Scott Brooks, was named the National Basketball Association’s Head Coach of the Year last week. Because of a strong admiration and sense of loyalty toward UCI alums (and a minor affinity toward Serge Ibaka), the NBA playoffs represent at least some sort of interest this year for The Payoff Pitch.
Rooting [...]
And the First Pick in the 2010 NFL Draft is a Potential Bust in the Making
Because the Padres are currently in first place in the N.L. West, the NFL Draft took on a little more meaning for me this year. I found it interesting that the NFL changed its draft schedule to exclusively broadcasting only the first round on primetime Thursday. This was done to try and stir up more [...]
Bergman Baffles Davis, UCI Sweeps
Baseball: UCI gets back on the right track by beating SDSU and defeating the Aggies three times in Davis.
Evan Lysacek: Ready to Take on the World
Lysacek: Karen Zhou talks about the Gold Medalist Olympian and “Dancing With The Star” contestant.
Volleyball Season Ends With a Whimper
V-ball: Anteaters lose in the first round of the MPSF Tourament to Stanford, 3-1, ending season at 15-15.
Newport Beach Film Festival
The Newport Beach Film Festival kicked off with a star-studded premiere night last Thursday, April 22. With a red carpet entrance attended by Orange County. royalty such as the stars of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” it’s hard to believe this was taking place only ten minutes away from UCI. Actors, industry players and [...]
‘Emergence’: Art & Artificial Life
NEW MEDIA: The Beall Center displays works by international artists that utilize cutting edge technology.
‘Magnetic’ Aqualung
SONGWRITER: Matt Hales returns as Aqualung, crooning new tunes with some help from his friends.
