John Savage didn’t think he was going to lose this one. Almost every year, the UCLA baseball coach loses one or two of his recruits to the Major League Baseball draft. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Savage knew he was going to lose at least a couple recruits to MLB teams in this year’s draft, but this year he lost one player that he thought had a chance to hold onto. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
UCLA men’s basketball player Prince Ali underwent successful knee surgery Friday on a torn meniscus. The sophomore guard will be re-evaluated in mid-November – right when the NCAA men’s basketball season begins – per UCLA Athletics. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Prince Ali underwent surgery on July 15 to repair a torn meniscus. His eligibility to make contributions to the 2016-2017 season is still an unknown. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
UCLA women’s soccer will have to wait a little longer for one of the Bruins’ most anticipated recruits. Mallory Pugh – the nation’s consensus No. 1 recruit in her class – signed her letter of intent in February, and was set to join the team this fall. Read more...
Photo: Mallory Pugh, who is already competing at the highest international level, will not enroll at UCLA until after the upcoming fall season. (Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
UCLA looked a little different to a few notable alumni Thursday. Pro Football Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden, Sacramento Kings small forward Matt Barnes and Los Angeles Rams linebacker Akeem Ayers all got a chance to revisit Westwood when UCLA hosted the Kids’ Choice Sports Awards for the third consecutive year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Akeem Ayers returned to campus to attend the 2016 Kids’ Choice Sports Awards Thursday. The linebacker will be back in Los Angeles to play for the Rams this fall. (Daily Bruin file photo)
In the first minute of Jim Mora’s interview session at Pac-12 Media Day, the elephant in the room was brought to the fore. A reporter asked the UCLA coach about the recent unsealed testimony from former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary. Read more...
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The Bruins are the favorites again. Almost. Pac-12 media members picked UCLA to win the Pac-12 South with 19 of 33 first-place votes. USC received 12 first-place votes and Utah grabbed the remaining 2 votes. Read more...
Photo: UCLA is the preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 South division. The Bruins finished last season 5-4 in conference play. (Daily Bruin file photo)
I covered football for six months at the beginning of last school year. Before that, I worked the men’s volleyball beat for two years, with some men’s water polo and soccer in the mix. Read more...
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