Last weekend, I was fortunate enough (or unfortunate enough, if you're a UCLA fan) to attend the UCLA football team's 35-7 drubbing at the hands of the California Golden Bears. Read more...
Photo:
Members of The Den cheer during UCLA’s 42-28 win over Washington State on Oct. 2. The Bruins have three more home games this season.
The cross country runners moved in near silence. Behind all of the contorted faces, pumping arms and high-kicking legs were the fleeting sounds of footsteps. Read more...
Photo:
Junior David McDonald (left) and redshirt juniors Dylan Knight (center) and Spencer Knight train at the intramural field. In preparation for Saturday’s Pre-NCAA Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., the men’s and women’s cross country teams have increased their already strenuous training regimen.
It was 0-0 for most of the game, but there was no need to worry, no need to be anxious "“ the result was not in doubt. Against a foe as explosive as the San Diego State Aztecs, the UCLA men's soccer team's confidence came as a bit of surprise. After all, this was a Bruin team that had five players headed to Major League Soccer just last year. In the 78th minute, freshmen Zack Foxhoven and Kelyn Rowe combined to give the No. Read more...
Photo:
Sophomore midfielder Ryan Hollingshead had a shot on goal in UCLA’s 1-0 win over San Diego State on Saturday.
Dave Bryant gave his students two minutes to escape from their opponents' side control, a dominant grappling position where the combatant has his opponent pinned down and locked perpendicularly. Read more...
Photo:
Members of UCLA’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club practice in the Wooden Center’s Blue Room on Monday. The club practices five days a week with beginner and intermediate classes available. The classes have seen an increase in participants, and the club has grown in popularity as a result of Jiu Jitsu’s influence in Mixed Martial Arts and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The poor quarter of Etoudi pulsates with life as the sun begins to set. In the center of the neighborhood, taxis are honking their way down the main road, barely missing the street vendors who are playing cards under umbrellas. And on an elevated plateau, children selling goods are watching a basketball game unfold on the chipped concrete. Read more...
Photo:
Hans is an 18-year-old point guard who dreams about playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. But his window of opportunity is closing ““ an issue that Hans is well aware of.
UPDATED at 5:06 p.m.
According to a UCLA press release, two players, Josh Smith and Morrell Presley, have been suspended for the Oct. 21 game against Oregon. Read more...
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon "”mdash; It's Holiday, and Biliga Marvel Bemelingue does not have school. Read more...
Photo:
Biliga Marvel Bemelingue sits in his home in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The 14-year-old has dreams of receiving a university education while playing collegiate basketball, and hopes to one day become an architect.
