“Golf is more fun the more creative you get,” says Jonathan Garrick, UCLA golf player and fourth-year history student. Watch Daily Bruin Video interview Jonathan as he keeps the golf ball from touching the ground. Read more...
Photo: (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin)
GARDENA — Rewind to 2013, and no one had ever heard of Oluwole Betiku. A tall and bulky teen who was too large for soccer but not tall enough for basketball, the Nigerian native settled on football. Read more...
Photo: No one knew UCLA recruit Oluwole Betiku in 2013. That was before he attended the Xtreme Procision International Sports Camp and impressed Ricardo Davidson, who runs sports camps in Africa, and initiated the process that brought Betiku to the United States (Rivals.com)
Jonathan Garrick wants to be the best player in college golf. After leading UCLA with an average score of 71.2 last season, Garrick is currently the No. Read more...
Photo: Garrick won the Erin Hills Intercollegiate last weekend, his second career individual win in a tournament. While he says a couple other golfers around the country will challenge him, Garrick has his sights set on becoming the best. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
2015 is the year when the cracks in the glass ceiling for women in professional sports are starting to grow. But even as the barriers to progress begin to erode, the imposing history and magnitude of opposition mean very few women in sports receive the opportunity to contribute to the evolution. Read more...
Photo: Former softball standout Jessica Mendoza made history as the first woman analyst to cover an MLB playoff game this fall. (Matt Folsom)
The UCLA women’s soccer team has been challenged on and off the field this season. Last weekend, the Bruins dominated then-No. 15 Arizona 5-1 Friday night and managed a tie with unranked Arizona State Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Taylor Smith was suspended last week for violating team policies, causing her to miss UCLA’s matchup with Arizona State. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As night fell upon the championship game at the Kap7 SoCal Invitational Sunday, the Bruins found themselves in an uncharacteristic early deficit. A trio of Trojan goals in the opening minutes of the game invigorated the USC bench, and the mass of Trojan fans across the pool stood on their feet and roared. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Ryder Roberts scored four goals in No.1 UCLA’s victory over No. 2 USC last weekend, a win that made a case for the Bruins as the nation’s best team and also Roberts as one of the nation’s best players. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Senior forward Tony Parker was one of 20 players named to the Malone Award Watch List Tuesday, kicking off the preseason awards for UCLA men’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Tony Parker was named to the Malone Award Watch List, which honors the best power forwards in the NCAA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
