SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor As you already know, this year’s NFL season ended with a victory for the Indianapolis Colts at Super Bowl XLI. Peyton Manning can now take a break from football, but he will be busy with all the new commercials for a while. America’s favorite sport has just finished its season, but that does not mean sports are not exciting until September. … [Read more...] about No excuses: Cheer on the champions
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Men go 2-0; Steinberg reaches century mark
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor The ninth-ranked Waves men’s tennis team dominated Saint Mary’s 6-1 and Santa Clara 7-0 during Saturday’s West Cost Conference doubleheader, giving Head Coach Adam Steinberg his 99th and 100th victories at Pepperdine. Adding two wins, the Waves improved to a 4-1 overall record for the 2007 campaign. “I thought that was a good weekend,” … [Read more...] about Men go 2-0; Steinberg reaches century mark
No stopping Dunphy’s 7-1 Waves
ZACH ENGLUNDSports Assistant The Pepperdine men’s volleyball team has been unstoppable, having won three straight games on the road against teams all ranked sixth or better, coming into their game Friday at No. 3 ranked UC Santa Barbara. With their confidence skyrocketing, much like their ranking, the No. 4 Waves made short work of the Gauchos, winning in a sweep 3-0 (33-31, … [Read more...] about No stopping Dunphy’s 7-1 Waves
Radnoti steps up to get Waves on winning track
ZACH ENGLUNDSports Assistant In only its second year of existence at Pepperdine, the women’s track team is still finding its bearings and is looking to build on its first season. New coaches are being hired and new players are being brought in, as the program continues to establish its identity, hoping to one day become a stable successful franchise. Starting from the ground up … [Read more...] about Radnoti steps up to get Waves on winning track
Women earn third straight WCC win
JANE LEESports Editor Just two days before the Pepperdine men’s basketball team suffered a 25-point loss to the hands of national powerhouse Gonzaga, the women’s basketball team made a statement of its own while visiting the Bulldogs. Led by sophomore Daphanie Kennedy’s game-high 16 points, Pepperdine (3-5, 10-13) ended Gonzaga’s seven-game win streak by pulling out a 70-56 … [Read more...] about Women earn third straight WCC win