Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (6/21-6/27/18)
June 21, 2018
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to- coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Breaking News
- Councilwoman Hutt and LA Procurement Officials Prepare Small Business Owners to Win Contracts for Upcoming Sporting Events
- Inaugural Crenshaw Mile Draws Hundreds for Olympic-Qualifying Race and Community Celebration
- Dulan’s Grows with DoorDash and Then Gives Back Big
- Mayor Bass Highlights Speed of Recovery Effort to Rebuild Pacific Palisades
- New Tech! Taylor Humphries’ Ranked Digital Platform: Cultural Influence and Who Profits From It
- Final Day to Opt In or Out of Free Wildfire Debris Removal – Tuesday, April 15
- African American Mayors Set to Convene in Nation’s Capital for Landmark Conference
- Judge refuses to dismiss Central Park Five’s defamation case against President Trump
NCAA
Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (6/14-6/20/18)
June 14, 2018
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to- coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Proposed Bill to Reform NCAA Policies Allowing California College Athletes to Organize
April 5, 2018
Assemblyman Chris Holden announced Assembly Bill 2747: the College Athletes Civil Rights Act of 2018, a groundbreaking measure that would provide student-athletes at NCAA mandated schools in the state of California the right to organize and earn money from commercial sponsorships on Wednesday (March 28).
Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (3/29-4/4/18)
March 29, 2018
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
West Region Sweet 16 in Los Angeles: Michigan and Florida State prevail in blowout fashion
March 29, 2018
Third-seeded Michigan was clearly still riding off momentum Thursday night, converting 10 three-pointers in the first half on 62.5 percent shooting, as they went on to fully dismantle seventh-seeded Texas A&M 99-72.
Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (2/8-2/14/18)
February 11, 2018
Notes, and things picked on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
No. 8 UCLA women, catch fire early, beat rivals USC at home
February 8, 2018
The Trojans came into the game averaging 70 points per game, but the Bruins energetic zone defense forced USC into contested jumpers, resulting in 23 missed shots through 20 minutes of play.
UCLA finds its rhythm against Stanford, in a 89-73 victory
February 1, 2018
UCLA got out and ran the lanes throughout the game, forcing the Cardinal into 13 turnovers while holding them to 30 percent from three-point distance and 40 percent overall through 20 minutes of play.
USC women’s basketball falls short against No.23 California, 62-59
January 27, 2018
In a wire-to-wire contest that included 16 ties, 14 lead changes and no double-digit leads, the USC women’s basketball team (13-6, 3-5 Pac-12), faced No.23 California. The Golden Bears (14-5, 5-3 Pac-12) were able to edge out a 62-59 victory at the Galen Center Sunday afternoon.
Kevin Sumlin says coaching Arizona is ‘the right challenge’
January 25, 2018
Kevin Sumlin calls the head coaching job at Arizona “the right place and the right challenge.” He made the comment at a news conference introducing him as coach on Tuesday. Sumlin said that when he spoke with Wildcats athletic director Dave Heeke about the job, talk inevitably turned to the Rose Bowl. Arizona is the only one of the original Pac-10 never to play in the game. “I said, `It is going to happen,”’ Sumlin said. “`What time is that going to happen? Why not now and why not us?”’ The 53-year-old coach, fired after compiling a 51-26 record the
Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (1/11-1/17/18)
January 11, 2018
Notes, and things picked on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
No. 9 Oregon Women’s Basketball Snaps No. 14 UCLA’s Home-Game Winning Streak
January 11, 2018
A record 20 game winning streak for the UCLA Bruins against Pac-12 opponents at home was broken by the Oregon Ducks with a 70-61 victory over the home team inside Pauley Pavilion on Sunday, Jan. 7.
Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (1/4- 1/10/18)
January 6, 2018
Notes, and things picked on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Student Athlete of the Week: Morgan Salone
January 4, 2018
Despite the position change, Salone has been able to keep the Matadors competitive throughout the season.
SEC and Big 12 Champs Clash in 2018 Rose Bowl
December 30, 2017
The 2018 Rose Bowl will profile the nations best football programs as the Oklahoma Sooners battle against the Georgia Bulldogs on January 1.