UCLA FOOTBALL: MORE WORRIES WITH HURRICANE RITA LOOMING.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX defensive end Bruce Davis This article is about the American football player. For the American businessman, see Bruce Davis (video game industry). Bruce Davis (born June 21, 1956, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina) is a former professional American football player. said his family sat in traffic for ``literally'' half the day before turning around and leaving Houston via airplane. Bruins safety Robert Kibble kibble baked dough that is crushed or cracked. Prepared usually by extruding and then heating-drying the dough. Used as dry food for dogs and cats. said his family said his family wasn't as fortunate, so they will ride out Hurricane Rita Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005. in their home. UCLA safety Chris Horton, whose family evacuated New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded because of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , said his family left Houston and is at a Dallas hotel. Indeed, it's more headaches for the UCLA family as the latest hurricane gets ready to make landfall land·fall n. 1. The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight. 2. The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight. . ``It's not braving it. They just can't get out,'' said Kibble, whose family lives in north Houston. ``It's crazy. They stocked up on things they need, like water and dry foods. They're hoping it keeps turning and goes away.'' Also weighing heavily on Kibble's mind is his daughter, Kayla, who celebrates her first birthday in two weeks. She remains in Houston. ``You're always concerned, but first thing is first,'' Kibble said. ``You make sure everybody is safe and inside and has somewhere to stay.'' Davis, whose family lives in south Houston, said his family originally was going to drive to Dallas. ``It was taking 14 hours to get from where I live to downtown Houston, and that's like a one-hour drive,'' Davis said. ``They were going to go to Dallas, but the delay was like two days. There were so many people trying to get out, and everybody was pretty panicked.'' Horton said FEMA FEMA, n.pr See Federal Emergency Management Agency. is paying for his family, which was in a shelter in La Porte, a Houston suburb, to stay in a Dallas hotel. ``I was thinking about going (to La Porte) this weekend, but then I saw the hurricane and was like, 'Wow, it's bad, ' '' Horton said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. , man.'' --Lack of respect: Following the 17-point win against Oklahoma, Bruins senior linebacker Justin London said the Sooners didn't show UCLA much respect. He elaborated this week, singling out Oklahoma fullback J.D. Runnels as one of the culprits. London said the vibe began when he went to midfield for the pregame coin flip. ``I felt like Runnels, the fullback, was just eyeing me,'' London said. ``You know, more than usual. I just took that as disrespect. He's a fullback and I'm a linebacker, so there's a rivalry there to begin with, but I just felt like it was disrespect. ``He shook my hand. It wasn't anything like that. But I could just see it in his eyes. He felt like he had to make a point with his eyes.'' --Odds and ends: The Bruins held a scout-team scrimmage with the defense dominating. Defensive end Chinoso Anyanwu had a sack, but quarterback Osaar Rasshan threw two touchdowns, including a leaping grab by Jamil Turner. ... UCLA's coaches will hit the road today recruiting, using one of the NCAA-allowed six days out during the fall. ... After Thursday's practice, UCLA broke for the weekend. The Bruins return to practice Monday in preparation for the Oct. 1 Pacific-10 opener against Washington. |
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