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
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Tennis player brings flair to diverse team
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
Waves shut down Lions
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
Three Waves set school records at USC Trojan Invitational
TAYLOR BIRDSports Assistant Junior Courtney Young and freshmen Amanda Ajdari and David Williams put their names in the record books Saturday as the Pepperdine men’s and women’s track teams took part in the USC Trojan Invitational in Los Angeles. Young clocked in at 10:21.15 in the 3000 meters, surpassing her personal best and the previous school record by six seconds, to place … [Read more...] about Three Waves set school records at USC Trojan Invitational
Waves claim win over Cal Baptist, prepare for six home matches
GREG BARNETT Sports Editor The No.-5 Pepperdine men’s volleyball team won its only non-conference match of the season Saturday night by beating California Baptist University, 3-1 (30-25, 28-30, 30-22, 30-23). With the win, the Waves improved to 10-8 overall and now look forward to finishing the season with six straight conference matches at home. “It was important that we got … [Read more...] about Waves claim win over Cal Baptist, prepare for six home matches