Sometimes a little motivation and incentives are needed to enhance a game that is not necessarily all that exciting. And nothing could use more enhancement right now than the WNBA. Read more...

Former UCLA tight end Mike Seidman, a third-round selection, signed a three-year contract worth about $1.42 million July 21 with the Carolina Panthers. “We felt it was very important to get it done so Mike could get in camp on time because he missed our summer school (June) workouts because of NCAA regulations,” Carolina general manager Marty Hurney told the Charlotte Observer. Read more...

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Pryce’s U-21 team wins Nordic Cup Championship Team U.S.A., featuring UCLA women’s soccer defender Nandi Pryce, won the Nordic Cup by beating Sweden 2-1. The Nordic Cup is widely considered to be the most prestigious Under-21 women’s soccer tournament. Read more...

With the 4th of July long over and nothing but Labor Day in the distant future, it’s easy to fall into the summer lull. Unfortunately for the sports enthusiast, there isn’t much to quench this dry spell. Read more...

UCLA hired Mark Carr as a women’s soccer assistant coach on July 16, replacing Michelle French. In addition to coaching both the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams at Elk Grove High School, Carr also was the head coach of the Under-17 Boy’s Olympic Development Program in Northern California. Read more...

A transition from basketball to hockey would seem unlikely, as the two sports have little in common. But Kevin Walker, who played basketball at UCLA from ’87-’90, and later received an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School, is doing just that. Read more...