GARRETT WAITSports Editor I love the hype of this week’s best sporting event. The people flocking to a town for one thing and one thing only. Reporters lining up to cover it. The athletes putting themselves on the national stage. The camaraderie, the pageantry, the constant coverage on ESPN. The Super Bowl? No way, the Winter X Games. I am an extreme-sports fiend. I love the … [Read more...] about Sports Inciter: Say yes to the Winter X Games
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Waves bit by Lions to drop fifth-straight
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Photo by Ben Young/Ph. Editor The Pepperdine men’s basketball team went into Gersten Pavilion looking to continue its recent dominance of cross-town rival Loyola Marymount University. The Waves won 13-straight games against LMU until Saturday night. The streak came to a screeching halt as the Lions handed Pepperdine a brutal 63-46 beating. The Waves … [Read more...] about Waves bit by Lions to drop fifth-straight
Hoop Scoop: One senior’s hoop dreams
BRYAN SCHACKMANNStaff Writer Senior leadership. It is one of the most coveted traits found in a NCAA basketball team. Who makes the shot that pushes a team deep into the tournament? Who wins the big games that define a season? Despite some rare exceptions (Carmelo Anthony, Mike Bibby to name a couple), it is the seniors. This year we are loaded with seniors: Yakhouba Diawara, … [Read more...] about Hoop Scoop: One senior’s hoop dreams
Waves lose two at home, drop to 2-4 in league play
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Graham Shea/Ass. Ph. Edit. The Pepperdine men’s basketball team’s two-game losing streak was extended to four over the weekend as the Waves dropped two games at home to West Coast Conference foes Saint Mary’s College and Santa Clara University. Pepperdine gets a chance to avenge those losses when they play rival Loyola Marymount University on … [Read more...] about Waves lose two at home, drop to 2-4 in league play
Volleyball slices UC Irvine 3-1 on Friday night
MATT LLEWELLYNStaff Writer Courtesy of Ben Young/Ph. Ed. The No. 2-ranked Pepperdine men’s volleyball team hopes to carry their momentum forward into Thursday night’s match against Long Beach State. Last Friday, the Waves defeated University of California Irvine 3-1 (30-22, 28-30, 30 -24, 30-27) in a convincing fashion. Game one was handled fairly easily for the Waves. … [Read more...] about Volleyball slices UC Irvine 3-1 on Friday night