A certain burden comes with being one of the best players in the nation and a surefire first-round NBA draft pick. Read more...
Features
Features, Sports, Women's Basketball
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March 1, 12:00 am
Keeping it Closer to Home: Jasmine Dixon Lives Out a Dream of Hers and Her Father’s
Jasmine Dixon grew into the player she is today under the tutelage of her father: her life’s coach Read more...
Club & IM Sports, Features, Sports
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March 1, 12:00 am
A rock-solid connection: Woman traces biological parents back to Bruin Mountaineers
It all started as she gazed into her daughter’s eyes. For the first time, Audrey Borisov felt the power that comes with a biological tie; after all, Borisov was adopted as a baby. Read more...
Club & IM Sports, Features, Sports
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February 28, 1:40 am
The Trailblazers: Bruins help pioneer sport of mountaineering
On a foggy night in 1966, three friends camped on a narrow ledge protruding from the face of Half Dome, hundreds of feet above the ground. Read more...
Features, Sports, Women's Tennis
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February 25, 11:00 pm
Laura Gordon crosses courts from player to volunteer assistant coach
As the rest of the UCLA women’s tennis team was stretched in a circle after practice, two players exchanged quiet but intense rallies in the background. Read more...
Photo: Volunteer assistant coach Laura Gordon played for UCLA women’s tennis coach from 2002 to 2006. Gordon began her UCLA athletic career as a walk-on but went on to earn All-American and All-Pac-10 honors. She walks the line between player and coach, having played college tennis so recently.
Features, Sports, Women's Golf
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February 20, 1:27 am
Golfer Jacquie LeMarr looks ahead to life after college golf
Even though freshman golfer Jacquie LeMarr doesn’t see herself making the rounds on the LPGA Tour after college, she has no plans to leave the world of sports behind. Read more...
Photo: Freshman golfer Jacquie LeMarr plans to explore a career in sports media following her graduation, either as a sports writer or a sports information director.
Features, Men's Basketball, Sports
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February 11, 11:45 pm
Ugandan coaches tie Wooden principles into training styles
Sam Obol had pretty much done it all on the court. The Ugandan basketball player had honed his skills into team MVP honors at the university level and a spot on the national team’s roster, the highest basketball achievement his country had to offer. Read more...
Photo: A panel of coaches from Uganda visited UCLA on Monday in order to discuss and learn more about Wooden’s Pyramid of Success.