Late actor Michael K. Williams unknowingly set the scene for the Bruins’ Bay Area contests over 20 years ago. “You come at the king, you best not miss,” his character Omar Little uttered to adversaries in the eighth episode of HBO’s “The Wire.” No.
Defeat the king to take his crown. With one fell swoop, the Bruins did just that. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (13-0, 1-0 MPSF) is set to sit atop the NCAA’s throne following its 12-10 victory Sunday over the previously undefeated No.
There’s an unspoken chemistry in the pool between attackers Frederico Jucá Carsalade and Rafael Real Vergara. The redshirt freshman and senior are Brazilian, have known each other since youth and appeared Saturday in their first home contest at Spieker Aquatics Center.