Archive for April 26th, 2010
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.
