Monday, June 29

Men’s basketball misses out on the magic against Cal

BERKELEY "”mdash; Great teams have magic. Or magic gets placed on them. Don't ask me. I'm not really sure how it works. On Sunday night, it almost looked like the UCLA men's basketball team was getting a little of the coveted fairy dust. When junior guard Malcolm Lee's deep fade away 3 bounced off the front of the rim, the regulation horn sounded, then the ball fell back through the net, I thought that was the sign. Read more...

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Tyler Honeycutt takes a 3-point shot in Sunday’s contest against Cal. Honeycutt scored 14 points in the Bruins’ 76-72 loss.



Softball pushes through injuries, first loss to face Cal State Northridge

These days, the UCLA softball team is busy. After playing five games over the weekend, the Bruins head to Northridge today for a game against the Cal State Northridge Matadors before heading to Cathedral City for another five-game weekend series. Last weekend, No. Read more...

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Sophomore right fielder B.B. Bates played her first two-home-run game in the matchup against Utah State.



ACEing Autism teaches children tennis to help improve motor and social skills

Waldo Yan had some trepidation at first. As an employee with UCLA Adaptive Recreation, the second-year political science student had seen a variety of disabilities and impairments but had never worked with autistic children before.
He wasn't really sure what to expect, and frankly, was a little bit afraid. Read more...

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Volunteers meet at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center every Saturday to teach autistic children about the fundamentals of tennis through a program called ACEing Autism. The program helps kids improve coordination and the ability to focus. (courtesy of Harvey Rubin)