When the 165 delegations of athletes walked into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday night they weren’t holding their nations’ flags. Instead, they were holding each other, walking hand in hand, raising their arms, reaching up. Read more...
Photo: Cuban Special Olympics athletes Lilianni Salgado and Darianny Urtado hand off the torch to USA Special Olympics athlete Destiny Sanchez. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin Senior Staff)
In this summer edition, Daily Bruin Sports editors discuss some of the top storylines of 2015. Steven Gerrard recently signed an 18-month contract with the LA Galaxy for a reported $9 million – one of the largest in Major League Soccer history. Read more...
Almost half of the 42 UCLA student-athletes who descended on Gwangju, South Korea, for the 2015 World University Games two weeks ago will be returning to Westwood with a range of gold, silver and bronze medals. Read more...
It didn’t take Norman Powell long to prove that he belonged in the NBA. In his first three NBA Summer League games, the former UCLA guard led the Toronto Raptors in scoring, averaging just over 19 points per contest. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA guard Norman Powell was signed to a three-year, partially guaranteed contract by the Toronto Raptors after leading all rookie guards in scoring during NBA Summer League play. (Courtesy of Roven Yau/Toronto Raptors)
There were plenty of reasons to cry while watching the ESPY Awards. Maybe it was Cincinnati Bengal Devon Still’s emotional speech about his daughter Leah’s fight against cancer. Read more...
Photo: Caitlyn Jenner won the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPYs last Wednesday. Jenner was a former Olympic athlete who won gold in the men’s decathlon in 1976. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Daily Bruin Video interviewed professional athletes on Nickelodeon’s orange carpet for the Kids’ Choice Sports Awards on July 16. Zach LaVine, Klay Thompson, Malcolm Butler, Marcedes Lewis, Jordan Cameron and Amanda Bingson give their thoughts about UCLA, what it feels like to be a champion and advice for college students. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Scott and Iris Lee/Daily Bruin)
For the first time since 1999, the Special Olympics is bringing back its flagship event, the World Summer Games, to the United States. The event will take place in Los Angeles, with several events to be held at the UCLA campus. Read more...
Photo: The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games will be held in Los Angeles for the second time since the event’s inception in 1968. UCLA will host several events, including artistic and rhythmic gymnastics in the John Wooden Center. The events will run from July 25 until Aug. 2. (Courtesy of Special Olympics USA)
