Tuesday, May 26


UCLA’s young swimming talent displayed at Speedo Junior Nationals

A calmer, more confident Katie Kinnear took to the starting blocks in the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, as the 18-year-old rising sophomore prepared to swim in the Speedo Junior National Championships one last time. Read more...

Photo: Katie Kinnear, UCLA rising sophomore and member of the swim team, placed in three events in this summer’s Speedo Junior National Championships.




As camp ends, Mora is uncertain of reserves but confident about starters

SAN BERNARDINO—In his high school years, Jim Mora once denied himself a thrilling evening, staying home from a Led Zeppelin concert he had tickets to after hearing rumors that the decibel level from the band’s guitarist would be loud enough to crack the roof of the Kingdome, the former home of the Seattle Mariners. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore offensive tackle Simon Goines (70) and the offensive line are maturing during fall camp despite being a young unit.


UCLA football players cast their votes for team captains

SAN BERNARDINO—When coach Jim Mora reveals his team’s captain votes upon returning to Westwood on Sunday, the UCLA football team will fail to find a familiar face among the chosen, save for junior offensive guard Xavier Su’a-Filo. Read more...

Photo: After coach Jim Mora vetoed the team’s selection of Brett Hundley as a captain last year, the redshirt sophomore quarterback will again be considered as the Bruins select their team captains on Friday.


Left tackle Simon Goines injures knee in live goal-line scrimmage

Three hundred and twenty five pounds of Brett Hundley's blindside protection came crashing to the grass just four plays into a live goal-line scrimmage Thursday morning. Sophomore Simon Goines slipped off his helmet almost immediately upon hitting the ground, and required the help of two staff members to leave the field. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore offensive tackle Simon Goines (70) suffered a hyperextended knee in practice.