Sports

OLYMPICS: As fierce competition approaches, all eyes turn to China on the big issues.

THE ORACLE: "Everybody, come on! Stand up!"

THE HYPOTHESIS: Every Dodger fan at UC Irvine owes famed sports agent and Anteater baseball fan Scott Boras a handshake at Anteater Ball Park next season. Why? The best dreads in sports are swinging under an L.A. Dodger hat now and Boras was the orchestrator of the blockbuster deal.

MEN'S GOLF: Anteaters Tim Cha and John Chin Qualify for U.S. Amateur Championship.

Water Polo: Four former Anteaters make the Olympic squad and look for Gold begining August 10.

THE ORACLE: Complaining that the Anteaters do not have a legitimate star athlete in the professional ranks? Your complaints may be availed come next major league baseball season.

THE HYPOTHESIS: One of the best movie lines ever is by Doug E. Doug, who played Sanka Coffie in the 1993 sports film classic "Cool Runnings." I know it's a movie about the Winter Olympics, but stay with me. Sanka, the comic relief on the Jamaican bob-sled team, walks through the snow and into a circle of athletes looking miserable from the cold and with a huge grin says the line, "I am feeling very Olympic today."

WATER POLO: U.S. Men's water polo team hosts a fundraising exhbition game and gives back to the crowd.

Anteater alums playing minor-league baseball.

THE HYPOTHESIS: When being asked the question "Where are your cleats at?" in Italian, it sounds like this: "Dove la sua scarpini?" What? Now imagine that being yelled at you by a boisterous, middle-aged Roman soccer coach who never fully explained if he had a real job, only mentioning that he had "meetings" to attend.

The Anteaters finished with a 42-18 overall record after finishing their season in a super regional against LSU.

THE ORACLE: Although both teams were obliterated in their final games, the fact that each had unexpectedly successful seasons cannot go unnoticed.