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This article drove me nuts so I had to share it with someone. I know Vernon had a good week, but it's way too early to declare Wells as the reason the Angels' were playing better. This seems like especially bad timing after a crushing loss. Call me old-fashioned, but I'd like to see Wells above .240 before we start singing his praises.

"With Napoli at 2.2 WAR and Mathis at -0.6, the difference is 2.8. The Rangers lead the Angels by three games." No mention of Mathis' CERA or his mythical intangibles however.

Marc Pelosi, the #1 soccer recruit in the country, committed to UCLA but Liverpool wants him too. I'd guess that one of the more prestigious teams in the world will be tough to say "No" to. Here's hoping whatever decision Marc makes works out best for him.

No release yet, but the UCLA athletics official twitter announced it. EDIT: Here's the release The main paragraph that sums it all up from the release: Scates will retire after 50 years of service at UCLA with a nation-leading Division I record of more than 1,200 victories. To date he has captured 19 NCAA championships, 21 overall national championships, 24 conference titles and compiled a legacy unmatched by few college coaches in any sport. In 49 seasons, Scates has coached 52 different first-team NCAA All-Americans, 44 U.S. National Team members, 27 Olympians, 26 USVBA All-Americans and seven collegiate Players of the Year. *** It's hard to overstate what Scates did in his career. I hope he gets some mainstream publicity in his final season next year and that he goes out a winner to give him a nice round number of 20 NCAA championships.

I have no rooting interest for either team (Servite-Mission Viejo in CIF Pac-5 Championship) but it's kind of cool to see football played at the home of our Angels. (Game is currently on Prime Ticket)

As a long-time fan of The Simpsons (and obviously a UCLA fan) this excites me. The new season starts in September. I wonder how they'll use Kareem. It's also amazing the Simpsons is entering its 22nd season. Any other Simpsons fans here?

I saw Mike Scioscia's name in a list of people who are going to appear on the new season of The Simpsons (the season beings in September). Very cool. For those who don't already know, Scioscia's been on the Simpsons before -- 18 years ago! Homer at the Bat is still one of my favorite episodes of all time. Any other Simpsons fans here excited about this?

"Monte Kiffin has been very persistent. He’s probably been in here more than is legal. Of course they don’t pay attention to the rules." -- From Charles Loveless, Frostproof HS (Georgia) AD speaking about their star recruit Nickell Robey. Hat-tip to SI's Stewart Mandel's twitter.

That's what it says both on MLB.com's schedule and the official site, Game 3 is scheduled for 9am PT in Boston on Sunday. Way too early.

Not bad. First time this has happened all year I think, and only 2 games back of the Dodgers for best record in all of baseball.

The Bruins beat #2 Mississipi to advance to the semifinals, 4-3. UCLA will play #3 Ohio State Monday at 11 a.m. PT, and you can see live stats and live video here. OTHER SPORTS: Softball won its regional final against Fresno State today, 9-5, advancing to the super regionals, where they will play unseeded Missouri. The Bruins will likely host the series starting either Thursday or Friday (TBD) Men's golf won the Central Regional, advancing to the NCAA Championships, which start on May 27. Thanks to jaffa, templarknight and PEDBruin for updating the scores.

Looks like we got what some of you have been wishing for. Ash Thompson scoops the rest of the media.

I don't read the OC Register all that often, so maybe someone can explain to me why Jeff Miller wrote a blog entry titled "Angels lose Game 4"? Wow, that's some bad journalism.

UCLA's Kara Lang, playing for Canada, scored a goal in Canada's 2-1 win over Argentina early this morning. It was the first game at the Olympics (soccer always starts a few days before every other sport). I thought that was kind of cool. Also, to keep you in suspense, I'm working on a giant schedule and list of when every Bruin is competing at the Olympics. I'll post it here in the fanposts and at my own blog when I'm done (hopefully later today).