Two men stood choking back tears as they struggled to find the right words to describe a long-awaited victory on Tuesday afternoon. Filled with joy from the event that had just transpired, embracing, they were unable to hold their composure much longer. Read more...
Photo: Chevy Peters, 31, has been powerlifting for the last seven years. He said he has been dreaming of going to the World Summer Games ever since he started competing back in 2008. (Miriam Bribiesca/ Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s basketball’s 2015-2016 season schedule became a little bit clearer on Tuesday morning. At about 10:15 a.m. PDT, the bracket for the Maui Invitational was released, and UCLA found out it will be playing the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the first round. Read more...
The opening ceremony of the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games was filled with joy and excitement in a stadium filled with thousands of spectators and athletes. Read more...
Brett Stephens struggled in his first summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League, the nation’s premier collegiate summer baseball league. In 78 at-bats for the Orleans Firebirds last year, the UCLA outfielder hit just .192 with 19 strikeouts. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior Brett Stephens is spending his summer with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. This is the outfielder’s second year in a row in the prestigious league. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Athletes from different countries joined together to run the Special Olympics torch toward a crowd of 100 spectators, UCLA marching band members and Spirit Squad members who welcomed the group with a rendition of UCLA’s fight song. Read more...
Photo: A group of runners, including athletes and law enforcement officers, carried the Special Olympics torch toward a crowd of about 100 people in Westwood Village on Thursday afternoon. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Three current UCLA athletes traveled to Toronto in mid-July for the 2015 Pan American Games. Over the course of 15 games, the Bruin representatives went undefeated, eventually capturing gold for their countries. Read more...
It seemed like a tall order for Karsta Lowe. It was less than a year after the outside hitter completed a four-year run at UCLA that she managed to land an unexpected spot with the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Karsta Lowe goes for the kill in her first match with the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team. The recent graduate helped the Americans clinch the FIVB World Grand Prix title this past weekend. (Courtesy of USA Volleyball)
