Before the UCLA men's basketball team begins its barnstorming home schedule, which kicks off this Sunday nearly 60 miles from Westwood, a lot of adjustments are going to have to be made. Read more...
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Sophomore center Joshua Smith expects to play in UCLA’s exhibition match in Ontario on Sunday.
First stop, Guadalajara, Mexico. Next stop, London. This past week, the U.S. Men's National Water Polo team won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara "“ but this gold medal pales in comparison to the meaning behind it. Read more...
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UCLA men’s water polo coach Adam Wright is no stranger to the Olympic spotlight, as he went with the national team to Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. Last week, Wright and the national team won gold at the Pan American Games, securing the U.S. a spot at the 2012 Olympics.
Although UCLA Recreation members gained more than just bragging rights from their victory in the Pac-12 Best of the West Fitness Challenge last week ($5,000 for recreation programs, to be exact), many students found motivation from a classic source: the desire to beat USC. Read more...
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UCLA students won the 2011 Pac-12 Best of the West Fitness Challenge. (Credit: Courtesy of UCLA Recreation).
To the casual channel surfer who flipped to Fox Sports Prime Ticket on Saturday evening, it looked as though redshirt freshman linebacker Aramide Olaniyan had just won the Super Bowl. Read more...
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Redshirt freshman linebacker Aramide Olaniyan celebrates during Saturday’s victory over Cal. Before the Cal game, Olaniyan played on special teams, but had one tackle for a 4-yard loss on Saturday.
Kevin Prince didn't quite go to the Rose Bowl on Saturday in his Colin Kaepernick costume, but he sure did play the part. Read more...
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Sophomore safety Dietrich Riley sustained a neck injury during UCLA’s win over Cal. He returned to team meetings Sunday and all his preliminary tests were negative.
The Bruins' first golden goal win of the season could not have come at a more appropriate time. With the NCAA Tournament just around the corner, extra minutes will become an issue more likely than not as the competition grows stiff. Read more...
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Freshman midfielder Sarah Killion came off the bench to provide the assist on Sydney Leroux’s game-winning overtime goal over Utah on Sunday. The Bruins close out the regular season at home Friday against USC.
Freshman middle blocker Zoë Nightingale and the No. 1 Bruins received welcome and added support in Cal's Haas Pavilion on Friday night. Read more...
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Senior setter Lauren Van Orden had an extremely productive weekend for the Bruins, contributing 51 digs and 13 assists in UCLA’s win against Cal on Friday and following that with another big performance the next night with 39 assists and three digs in the team’s sweep of Stanford.
