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JANE LEEEditor in Chief Tom Asbury sits in his office as a cool Malibu breeze tickles the leaves on a tree outside the walls of Firestone Fieldhouse. His eyes are tired — a depiction of the rollercoaster ride his life has journeyed in recent years — yet they still shine as blue as the ocean that calmly rests in his view. He stares at the few items on his desk, among them a book … [Read more...] about Catching up with Asbury: Same game. New perspective.

SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Online Editor As we all know, the United States is really good at being the world’s No.-1 in sports. In fact, the NFL is, by far, the best football league in the world, and the NBA and MLB give the winning teams the “world” champion titles. Hold on, but who won the gold medal for men’s basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics? Argentina. And who won the … [Read more...] about Real football deserves more attention

DAVID NAKAGAMIAssistant Sports Editor Sophomore Bassam Beidas, ranked No. 21 in singles, has won 12 matches in a row. Currently, Pepperdine’s No.-13 men’s tennis team has strung together nine straight wins. In between preparation for the upcoming match Sunday, “10 Minutes With…” caught up with Beidas, who talks about everything from his beginnings in tennis to team pranks and … [Read more...] about Tennis player brings flair to diverse team

GREG BARNETT Sports Editor Pepperdine rival Loyola Marymount visited the No.-13 Waves tennis team Wednesday afternoon and didn’t score a point as the Waves won, 6-0. Due to the threat of rain, the teams skipped doubles and played six singles matches in which Pepperdine didn’t drop a set. With the win, the Waves have now won nine matches in a row and are 12-6 on the … [Read more...] about Waves shut down Lions

COURT COMANStaff Writer After a friendly nine holes, a beaming Josh Anderson stepped into his friend’s Ford Focus for the ride of his life. As the two pulled up to a signal light, they recognized the car next to them as their teammates, and the engines began to rev. Everyone has been there before – high school drag racing, when getting a speeding ticket wasn’t the top priority, … [Read more...] about Freshman golfer overcomes car accident, strives ‘fore’ success at Division I level