Sports

THE SWAGGER: It seems like the LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant debate is all over the sports world today. Heck, I wrote my column about it just two weeks ago. But since Kobe's 61- point slashing of the Knicks and LeBron's almost triple-double performance in New York, the blogs have been going crazy. It is safe to call this relationship between the two players an official rivalry. And rivalries are one of the best things about sports...

THE FRESHNESS: I have witnessed two different ways to get blacked out at the Bren Events Center. One way will allow you to enjoy the benefits of being a student at a Division One sporting event. The other will get you kicked out of that same sporting event. You make the choice.

BASKETBALL: Men's team defeats Cal Poly at home, but falls to UCSB on Saturday at the Bren Events Center.

BASKETBALL: Dutch phenom Rebecca Maessen loves computers and basketball.

BASKETBALL: Kaira Belen is a renaissance woman: modeling, singing and playing basketball.

THE SWAGGER: Check this Anteater Nation, one of UC Irvine's very own is making a name for himself in the National Basketball Association. I know what you are thinking. UCI's basketball team has never made the NCAA Tournament; it hasn't even won its own conference tournament. How does it have a player making a name for himself in the NBA? The truth is, we don't. We have a coach...

VOLLEYBALL: Men's Volleyball Takes Down Two Big Name Schools and Improves to 8-2 overall, 4-1 in League

THE FRESHNESS: I am preparing a proposal to make Super Bowl Sunday a national holiday. Now before you say I am an idiot, hear me out.

BASKETBALL: Men's team takes down UCR, but comes up short against conference leading LBSU.

BASKETBALL: UCI falls to CSUN on the road after resiliently defeating CSU Bakersfield at home.

VOLLEYBALL: Men's volleyball manhandles UCSD and rival Long Beach State 3-0 and 3-1 behind solid play.

THE SWAGGER: When Kobe Bryant made his name known in the National Basketball Association during his first five years, many began comparing him to the undisputed greatest NBA player ever, Michael Jordan. However, that question has been overdone and it is clear now that after 13 seasons in the NBA, MJ still holds the crown. Watch the "NBA TV Breakdown of the Kobe and MJ Comparison" on YouTube. A more pressing and compelling question now is, who is better: Kobe or LeBron James?