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Pep players nice, most pros not

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SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Online Editor Did you guys see Tiger Woods’ press conference on SportsCenter yesterday? If you did, did you see me in the back corner? Yep, I was there. How? Well, I was at the Buick Invitational until Wednesday as a reporter from Golf Digest, a company that I interned for this past summer. I was down in San Diego earlier this week because my editor from … [Read more...] about Pep players nice, most pros not

New era, same results; Waves drop two up north

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DEREK SADAM Staff Writer With two games over the extended holiday weekend, and only one practice the previous week, the men’s basketball team battled in the Bay Area over the weekend, but came home empty-handed. Losses to Saint Mary’s and Santa Clara dropped the Waves to 6-14 overall and a winless 0-4 record in West Coast Conference play. Saturday night, the Waves quieted the … [Read more...] about New era, same results; Waves drop two up north

Interim coach seeks positives

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GREG BARNETTSports Editor Just six days after becoming interim head coach following Vance Walberg’s departure, Eric Bridgeland sat down with the Graphic to dicuss his first weekend leading the Pepperdine men’s basketball team. Bridgeland and the Waves continue conference play this weekend when they play host to rival Loyola Marymount on Saturday night at Firestone … [Read more...] about Interim coach seeks positives

Attention golfers: Go to college

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SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Online Editor Kids these days do everything early. They get their first cell phone at age 7, first credit card at 11 and even start drinking at age 13. Oh, one more thing: They become professional golfers at age 16. Sound familiar? Well, this may not apply to your younger siblings, but Ryo Ishikawa should know what I’m talking about. On Jan. 10, the … [Read more...] about Attention golfers: Go to college

MACK CARROLL/Assistant Photo Editor

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Waves all bark, no bite against the Bulldogs DAVID NAKAGAMIAssistant Sports Editor The Pepperdine men’s basketball team finished last in the West Coast Conference last season, and it is on the fast track to reclaiming this unenviable title again this year. The Waves dropped their conference opener at home against Portland on Saturday, 82-78. Two days later, in a nationally … [Read more...] about MACK CARROLL/Assistant Photo Editor