From July 3 to 14, almost 50 UCLA student-athletes and coaches will participate in the 2015 summer World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea. The Games, which occur every two years, feature the world’s best university athletes. Read more...
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Campus, Crime, Football, News, Sports
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July 2, 8:10 pm
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will not face felony charges following UCLA arrest
This post was updated on July 7 at 11:50 a.m. Sean “Diddy” Combs will not face felony assault and battery charges following his arrest for allegedly attacking a UCLA assistant football coach and an intern on June 22. Read more...
Photo: University police arrested rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs after an altercation at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex on June 22. (Creative Commons photo by Alexander Vaughn via Flickr)
Men's Basketball, Sports
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June 29, 1:56 am
Bruin Thomas Welsh to compete on USA Men’s U19 World Championship Team
Men’s basketball assistant coach Ed Schilling has worked with countless NBA players. But to him, none of the two-decades-worth of elite athletes he has coached at the high school, college, and professional levels have matched Thomas Welsh’s work ethic. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore Thomas Welsh is one of two centers on USA Men’s Basketball’s U19 roster. The United States is currently in Greece, competing in the FIBA World Championship. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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June 29, 1:56 am
Men’s water polo aims to prove itself in World University Games
Rare opportunities are the outgrowth of self-generated success. Entrepreneurs and businesspeople know that. So does UCLA men’s water polo. The 2014 national championship trophy has been sitting in the J.D. Read more...
Photo: With goalie Garrett Danner sidelined with an injury, rising junior attacker Ryder Roberts said that the U.S. veterans are confident in the team’s youth. Roberts helped the team to a fifth-place finish in 2013. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Men's Basketball, Sports
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June 28, 9:23 pm
Five-star center Jalen Hill commits to UCLA basketball’s class of 2017
All it took was a visit. Five-star center Jalen Hill made a verbal commitment to UCLA basketball’s class of 2017 after an unofficial trip to Westwood on Sunday, according to Bruin Report Online. Read more...
Baseball, Sports
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June 26, 4:15 pm
Baseball assistant coach TJ Bruce accepts head coach position at Nevada
On Thursday night, another UCLA baseball assistant coach was given the head coach job at a Division I school. In June 2011, it was former UCLA assistant coach Rick Vanderhook being hired by Cal State Fullerton. Read more...
Men's Basketball, Sports
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June 25, 11:23 pm
Senior guard Norman Powell drafted in second round, goes to Raptors
Norman Powell knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but he was up for the challenge. “I know it’s gonna be tough, there’s gonna be a lot of workouts, it’s gonna be a lot of grinding, but I’m ready for it,” Powell said on March 31, before his NBA pre-draft training was about to begin. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA guard Norman Powell was drafted 46th overall in the 2015 NBA draft. The pick was originally held by the Milwaukee Bucks, but then was traded to the Toronto Raptors. (Daily Bruin file photo)