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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

DEREK SEDAMStaff Writer Dear Pepperdine, I could start with a long-winded speech about how basketball got me through life and to where I am today. I will save you the troubles with a short-winded synopsis. I started my days on the hardwood back in sixth grade. Between carefully boxing my “yes or no’s” on notes to girls, I developed a relationship with basketball. It has always … [Read more...] about Senior year can wait, writer entering NBA Draft

DAVID NAKAGAMIAssistant Sports Editor A native of Concord, N.C., senior Hunter Poarch never expected to play rugby in college. However, as the captain of Pepperdine’s rugby club, Poarch finds himself leading a 5-1 squad into the Men’s Division II Southern California Rugby Football Union playoffs in a few weeks at Loyola Marymount. The sports medicine major recently took time … [Read more...] about Rugby captain an ambassador on, off field

ALEXIS PADISStaff Writer The Pepperdine men’s lacrosse team has had a phenomenal season so far led by first-year coach Colin Fatti and a strong roster of more than 30 men. The team started the year with a tough loss to Division I team USC, but have rebounded to win four out of their last five games. The team has posted wins over UC Irvine, Occidental, St. Edwards and Cal State … [Read more...] about Team to help African school raise money

SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Online Editor I’m an avid reader of Sports Illustrated. Every week, I enjoy looking at all the high-quality action photos, knowing who’s hot and who’s not in the sports world, and reading some of the nation’s best sports articles while I’m on a stationary bike in the weight room. As an aspiring sports journalist, I admire the publication very much, except … [Read more...] about Sports barely Illustrated