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Features, Football, Sports

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September 9, 4:33 pm

After overcoming hurdles, speedster Kenneth Walker III seeks NFL shot

Patricia Jones’ face lights up as she thinks about the day her youngest son became the first member of her family to graduate from college. “I can’t stop saying it – I tell him every time I talk to him, ‘I’m so proud of you,’” Jones said of UCLA redshirt senior wide receiver Kenneth Walker III. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior wide receiver Kenneth Walker III played the best game of his college career in the season opener against Texas A&M, catching six passes for 115 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown that helped the Bruins erase a 15-point deficit. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

Features, Sports

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August 7, 11:53 pm

UCLA nutrition director sets Bruin athletics apart from competition

In the ultra-competitive world of Division I sports, schools from across the country are constantly searching for any kind of edge they can get. Alabama football coach Nick Saban sent over 100 letters a day to running back Alvin Kamara, and Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin draws recruits with his Aggies “swagcopter” – just to name a few. Read more...

Photo: Director of Sports Nutrition Beth Miller runs the fueling station for UCLA’s student-athletes. Miller also teaches them how to make healthy meals through cooking competitions. (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Features, Sports, Track and Field

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July 24, 10:40 pm

Paralympian Blake Leeper forges path to Rio on Drake Stadium track

If you walk into Drake Stadium on a weekday around 11 a.m., you’ll see a group of elite-level athletes working out with legendary sprint coach and UCLA alum John Smith. Read more...

Photo: After testing positive for cocaine, Blake Leeper wasn’t allowed to practice at the U.S. Olympic Committee training center anymore. He got back on track at UCLA’s Drake Stadium. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin photo editor)

Features, Football, Sports

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July 17, 11:28 pm

Verner combines academic experience, philanthropy to inspire children

Alterraun Verner calls himself “just a normal guy.” The UCLA alum posts pictures on Instagram of his family on vacation, friends goofing off in a photo booth at Mayfair High School’s 10-year reunion and himself working out and playing football. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alum Alterraun Verner spends much of his time off the field volunteering with Athletes for Charity. (Courtesy of Cathleen Laporte)

Features, Sports, Women's Tennis

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June 5, 3:54 pm

Dedication to tennis takes walk-on player to starting lineup

Laura Luca sat in a classroom at UCLA waiting for a sign of hope. The third-year senior couldn’t focus on the class lecture because her mind was completely occupied by something else. Read more...

Photo: Senior Laura Luca, a Romanian native, played two years on the club tennis team before getting the call to join UCLA women’s tennis this season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Features, Men's Water Polo, Sports

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June 5, 3:48 pm

Men’s water polo manager’s behind-the-scenes work reinforces team efforts

Fifty. Give or take an hour or two, Eitan Peled accumulates nearly 50 demanding hours a week working for the UCLA men’s water polo team. When water polo season is in full swing from September to early December, the head manager runs around campus – from the pool to the coach’s office to training – doing as much as he can for the team. Read more...

Photo: Graduating men’s water polo manager Eitan Peled was part of two national champion teams during his time in Westwood. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)


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