Lauren Carr, a member of UCLA's club soccer team, was playing in her first game of the season when she felt her left knee pop. That pop, as it turned out, was a torn anterior cruciate ligament "“ an injury that can bench an athlete for more than a year, said Dr. Gerald Finerman, a professor of orthopedic surgery at UCLA and director of intercollegiate sports medicine. Read more...
Sports
Science & Health, Sports
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November 3, 12:04 am
Trainers and athletes build relationships for rehabilitation
As the doors open to the sports medicine facilities of the Acosta Athletic Training Center, there are several rows of athletic training tables. Read more...
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Director of Sports Medicine Dale Rudd, pictured in the Acosta Athletic Training Center, oversees the physical health of all UCLA NCAA athletes. Rudd and the UCLA athletic trainers work one-on-one with athletes to help them rehabilitate injuries and return to competition.
Football, Sports
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November 3, 12:03 am
Football’s postseason prospects have diminished, leaving bowl eligibility only chance to end on high note
The national championship dreams were dashed upon the field in Manhattan, Kan., and the hopes for a Pac-10 title went out the window with three consecutive losses to Cal, Oregon and Arizona. Read more...
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Defensive end Nate Chandler and the Bruins have to win three out of their final four games to be bowl eligible this year.
Sports
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November 3, 12:00 am
Strong Side: Basketball starts this week, but not really
Westmont College. Anyone ever heard of it? Because I haven't. Read more...
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Mustafa Abdul-Hamid hit a game-winner at 2009 exhibition win over Concordia.
Men's Tennis, Sports
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November 2, 11:57 pm
Nine players represent men’s tennis in Southern California Intercollegiate Championship
The UCLA men's tennis team will continue to be represented in fall tournaments against the top tennis players in the nation. A total of nine men's tennis players will compete in the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships that takes place Wednesday through Sunday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA. Three Bruins are in the tournament's main singles draw, which starts Thursday. Read more...
Football, Sports
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November 2, 2:42 am
Q&A with Alterraun Verner
Although the UCLA football team finds itself down on its luck and in the midst of a three-game losing streak, things aren't all bad for the UCLA football family. Read more...
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Former UCLA cornerback Alterraun Verner was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.
Courtesy of DONN JONES/tennessee titans
Sports, Women's Soccer
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November 2, 2:35 am
UCLA women’s soccer team celebrates special win
The game against Washington State had ended, but it was more than a win that gave reason for celebration. Read more...
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The seniors of the women’s soccer team and their parents gather for a picture after the Bruins’ 2-0 win over Washington State on Sunday.