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WBC shows Americans aren’t that good after all

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SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant The inaugural World Baseball Classic ended Monday with Japan’s victory. Baseball players representing 16 countries fought hard, but the Japanese team won it all. However, one question remains: Why didn’t the United States even make it to the semi-finals? It was not because the Americans didn’t care about this classic, but it was because the rest of … [Read more...] about WBC shows Americans aren’t that good after all

Search for next head coach begins

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GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s athletic director, Dr. John Watson, began the search for Pepperdine’s next men’s basketball head coach yesterday, only one week after dismissing Paul Westphal, the coach of the Waves for the past five seasons. Watson will head up the search, which is still in its preliminary stages, but he’ll get help from a committee of people including … [Read more...] about Search for next head coach begins

Waves Club leader gives back to the community

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GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s Vice Chancellor of Athletics, Sam Lagana, is a busy man these days. As head of the Waves Club, he coordinates a group of loyal Pepperdine alumni and donors when new projects to help the athletic program arise. He is also involved in the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, which recently acquired a plot of land for YMCA use. What is the YMCA project in … [Read more...] about Waves Club leader gives back to the community

Pepperdine humbles weekend foes on courts

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SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant Nothing could stop the Waves this past week. After capturing a historic victory over Baylor last Monday, the No.-2 Pepperdine men’s tennis team dominated Saturday’s matches against Pacific and Princeton, and yesterday’s match against Washington. Pepperdine picked up a big victory when it overwhelmed the No.-28 Huskies 7-0 yesterday. Just like the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine humbles weekend foes on courts

Runners set records

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SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant Saturday was a new-school-record festival for the Waves. The recently formed Pepperdine women’s track team had its second meet of the season at last week’s Northridge Invitational, posting three school records. “Every time we run a new race, it’s a school record,” assistant coach Robert Radnoti said. “I think that’s kind of a neat thing that it’s a … [Read more...] about Runners set records