The Sons of Westwood are back for the second straight year. The majority-UCLA alumni team will be competing in The Basketball Tournament for a $2 million prize awarded to the winner of the 64-team, single elimination tournament, which was started by Jonathan Mugar in 2014. Read more...
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The Rose Bowl. Pauley Pavillion. Adalberto “Albert” Duran’s station in Oakley’s Barber Shop. All have hosted some of UCLA’s most legendary athletes and coaches. Duran has been working at Oakley’s, a barbershop on Gayley Avenue in Westwood, for over 40 years and has cut the hair of widely recognized Bruin athletes and coaches such as John Wooden, Reggie Miller and Troy Aikman. Read more...
Photo: Adalberto “Albert” Duran has been working at Oakley’s Barber Shop in Westwood for over 40 years, and has cut the hair of multiple well-known UCLA athletes and coaches such as John Wooden, Josh Rosen and Chip Kelly. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins added Lucy Parker at the right time. UCLA women’s soccer announced the transfer of the junior All-American defender from LSU on June 25, and though Parker didn’t travel with the Bruins to Naples, Italy, for the World University Games, she will be eligible for the 2019 season. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior Viviana Villacorta played every game in the midfield for UCLA women’s soccer last season, notching four goals and four assists. (Edward Figueroa/Daily Bruin)
Team USA’s roster for the World University Games had UCLA written all over it. The United States sent representatives for 15 sports to Naples, Italy to compete in the international tournament from July 3 through July 14. Read more...
Photo: Rising redshirt senior opposite hitter Brandon Rattray represented the Bruins on the United States’ men’s volleyball team in the World University Games. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
A trio of Bruins played key parts in USA Volleyball’s silver medal performance in Chicago. Recently graduated setter Micah Ma’a, former UCLA outside hitter Garrett Muagututia and Bruin coach John Speraw were chosen to represent Team USA at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League Finals from July 10 to 14. Read more...
Photo: Recently graduated setter Micah Ma’a joined the U.S. men’s national team for the Volleyball Nations League. Ma’a received a larger role during the five weeks of qualifying, but regressed to playing only three of 16 sets in the VNL Finals. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
Senate Bill 206 is one step closer to becoming a law. The California State Assembly’s Committee on Higher Education voted unanimously with one abstention in favor of SB 206, which would give California collegiate student-athletes the ability to profit off their own likeness, on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The California State Assembly’s Committee on Higher Education voted unanimously with one abstention to pass Senate Bill 206 to an assemblywide vote next month. The UC and CSU systems have both come out against the bill due to brewing conflict with the NCAA. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Bruin was crowned doubles champion at arguably the most prestigious and historic tournament in the world of tennis. Rising UCLA women’s tennis freshman Abigail Forbes and her parter Savannah Broadus claimed the girls’ doubles title at Wimbledon – a Grand Slam tournament held annually during the summer at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore Govind Nanda and his partner Liam Draxl advanced to the finals of the Wimbledon boys’ doubles draw, eventually losing to Jonas Forejtek and Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-4. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
