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Baseball, Features, Sports

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May 14, 2:12 am

Senior closer David Berg’s unique style of play helps anchor team’s bullpen

With no outs and the bases loaded in the fifth inning, David Berg took the mound. Equipped with a newly developed sidearm delivery, the junior pitcher at Bishop Amat High School toed the rubber to preserve his team’s three-run lead in the 2010 National Classic, a high-profile high school tournament. Read more...

Photo: Senior closer David Berg has been developing his sidearm delivery since his junior year of high school. While results weren’t immediate, he devoted his practice to mastering the craft of deception. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Baseball, Features, Sports

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May 12, 12:36 am

Darrell Miller Jr. upholds athletic family tradition through injury recovery

The names ran off, one by one, from the public address announcer’s lips. “Batting second and playing center field: Brian Carroll. Batting third and playing shortstop: Kevin Kramer,” the PA announcer said, going down the UCLA batting order before the 2013 season opener against Minnesota. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore catcher Darrell Miller Jr. has the pressure of living up to the high athletic precedent that his family members have set. His uncle, Reggie Miller, and aunt, Cheryl Miller, are members of the basketball hall of fame and his father, Darrell Miller Sr., played Major League Baseball. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Features, Men's Tennis, Sports

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May 7, 2:02 am

Tennis teammates McDonald, Redlicki have complementary style of play

It was only their second tournament playing together as a doubles team. “It was hot, it was windy, and we were just playing bad,” Mackie McDonald recalled of the Oklahoma City Open finals last June. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Martin Redlicki (left) and sophomore Mackie McDonald (right), UCLA’s top doubles team, are the No. 12-ranked pair in the country. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Features, Men's Tennis

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May 6, 12:05 am

Competitiveness drives Dennis Mkrtchian to succeed on, off the court

During practice, Dennis Mkrtchian is a jokester. Until there’s something to play for. If coach Billy Martin has the team play for a small prize or to determine who has to run a suicide, Mkrtchian amps up the intensity, shifting into the hyper-competitive mode he normally reserves for matches. Read more...

Photo: Senior Dennis Mkrtchian, the No. 2 singles player for UCLA, reached a career-high ranking at No. 36 this year. He holds a 13-5 record in 2015. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Features, Men's Tennis, Sports

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May 5, 3:26 pm

Kings of the Court: Karue Sell

Junior Karue Sell has settled into his role as co-captain of the UCLA men’s tennis team after first arriving in Westwood three years ago. The Brazil native is regarded as one of the most laid-back members of the team and said he was surprised by how uptight Americans were when he first arrived. Read more...

Photo: Junior Karue Sell has settled into his role as co-captain of the UCLA men’s tennis team after first arriving in Westwood three years ago. The Brazil native is regarded as one of the most laid-back members of the team and said he was surprised by how uptight Americans were when he first arrived. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Club & IM Sports, Features, Sports

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April 30, 12:00 am

UCLA’s Club Sports Training Center opens new treatment options for athletes

Tracy Ayers knows that for any athlete, club or varsity, an injury can be devastating. “People come to me when they’re at their worst, when they’re really really hurt and they’re scared. Read more...

Photo: Club rugby player Michelle Rodriguez said she uses the Club Sports Athletic Training Center every day to receive icing, heating, and electrical stimulation on her right shoulder, which she injured in March. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)

Club & IM Sports, Features, Sports

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April 29, 10:40 pm

UCLA Club Sports Training Center takes off, seeks to widen scope of program

In his 37 years as a trainer for UCLA Athletics, Tony Spino had interacted sparingly with Club Sports. So, when Executive Director of Recreation Mick Deluca sent him a message in 2013 asking to talk about a sports medicine program, Spino had no idea that a year later he’d be in charge of taking the program’s fledgling training center off the ground. Read more...

Photo: Athletic trainers Tracy Ayers (left) and Jonathan Wu (right) have helped to spearhead the club sports athletic training facility project first put forward by Tony Spino. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


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