Culture change. The phrase gets thrown around quite a bit in sports when a new coaching regime supplants an old one, but the premise of a culture change has no universal or proven blueprint for success. Read more...
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Rising redshirt senior running back Johnathan Franklin, seen here during UCLA’s game against Texas last year, and the Bruins hope that Jim Mora’s appointment as coach will bring with it a number of changes to the program’s culture.
The UCLA football team moved to Cal State San Bernardino for its preseason training camp on Friday and moved into their new dorms, coaches included. "We're dormed up with some of the coaches and the players. Read more...
Photo: After injuring USC quarterback Matt Barkley last season, senior linebacker Anthony Barr became a fan favorite.
Mora enters the college football world for the first time since he was a graduate assistant for the University of Washington in 1984, and Pac-12 Media Day served as a baptism of sorts signifying the new UCLA coach's return to the college football realm. Read more...
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Rising redshirt sophomore safety Tevin McDonald, seen here returning an interception during UCLA’s Homecoming game against Cal last year, made his first appearance at Pac-12 Media Day earlier this week.
After former UCLA offensive lineman Amir "Nick" Ekbatani was in a severe motorcycle accident about two weeks ago, his close friend Kim Macedo saw the medical bills begin to add up. Read more...
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Former UCLA offensive lineman Nick Ekbatani damaged his left leg after a collision with a taxi cab while on his motorcycle earlier this month.
At the Farmers Classic, held at UCLA this past week, Azadegan worked as one of six ball kids, standing statuesque on the outskirts of the court, then scrambling after loose balls or holding umbrellas for resting players, among other tasks. Though the work is intricate and the pay is often little or nothing, Azadegan said the experience of being a ball kid "“ and the discipline it teaches "“ make his job worth it. Read more...
UCLA had four participants "“ two former and two current members of the tennis team "“ compete at the Farmers Classic this past week. All four competed in qualifying to get into the main draw of the tournament. Read more...
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UCLA graduate Nick Meister made it through the qualifying draw in singles, but lost in his first-round match against No. 5 seed Xavier Malisse.
Sam Querrey extended his run at a place that feels like home to him, becoming the fourth player to win three titles at the tournament now known as the Farmers Classic. It was a three-peat of sorts for Querrey, who won in 2009 and 2010 before getting injured and sitting out the summer of 2011. Read more...
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Sam Querrey, a professional tennis player from Thousand Oaks, won his third Farmers Classic title in the past four years Sunday afternoon, defeating Ricardas Berankis at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
