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Sports Columns

Football, Sports, Sports Columns

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November 16, 8:51 pm

Matter of Fact: USC defeat necessary to ensure successful season, fan support for Mora

The battle of the banners. The banner bowl. The sky-valry match. It’s possible nothing could get the angriest, most vocal Bruin fans – the ones who paid thousands of dollars to fly messages of “NO MORA” over the Rose Bowl before Saturday’s game – on board with keeping coach Jim Mora around. Read more...

Photo: Jim Mora’s team’s .500 performance thus far has put the coach on the hot seat, even with the lucrative buyout he would be owed in the event that UCLA let him go. A win over USC might be just what the Mora needs to salvage the season. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)

Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Columns

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November 12, 11:40 pm

Battle of the Editors: Debate on basketball’s most valuable players

Lonzo Ball is in the NBA, leaving a huge question for UCLA men’s basketball: Who’s going to be the Bruins’ best player this year? We’ve got some ideas, so read along as the Sports editors clash with five different players each editor thinks can become UCLA’s new No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Jaylen Hands tallied 14 points in UCLA’s win over Georgia Tech. The McDonald’s All-American averaged 29.2 points, 5.7 assists and 8 rebounds in his senior season. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)

Athletics News, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Columns

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November 12, 11:37 pm

Wang’s Word: UCLA must discipline basketball players for China arrests

I’m more familiar with the legal system in China than I should be. My grandfather was mauled by a drunk driver six years ago in broad daylight in front of multiple witnesses near Wuxi, a city two hours west of Shanghai. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard LiAngelo Ball and two other UCLA men’s basketball freshmen were arrested Tuesday for alleged shoplifting from a Louis Vuitton store near the Bruins’ team hotel in Hangzhou, China. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)

Football, Sports, Sports Columns

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October 20, 1:36 am

Gott’s Thoughts: Five reasons why UCLA’s Rose Bowl is lackluster

After spending most of college working my way up through the ranks of the Daily Bruin Sports section, I finally got my first chance to travel for the paper Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Arizona Stadium in Tucson has turf and the Rose Bowl has grass, but that’s just the start the differences between Arizona’s stomping ground and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Men's Soccer, Men's Water Polo, Sports, Sports Columns, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball

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October 5, 12:02 am

Battle of the Editors: Fall athletes to watch

Everybody knows UCLA football’s Josh Rosen, but there are plenty of other superstar athletes and powerhouse players that you may not have heard as much about. Read more...

Photo: Senior midfielder Brian Iloski is one of two seniors on the underclassman-heavy roster this year for UCLA. He has started every game of the season so far. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

Sports, Sports Columns

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September 21, 8:03 pm

Gott’s Thoughts: The search for No. 114 affirms good-not-great status of UCLA athletics

I grew up a Dodgers fan, so I’m used to watching my team lose in the playoffs. When I got to UCLA, I thought that was going to change. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA men’s basketball team was eliminated in the Sweet 16 last year after an exciting regular season. That team isn’t the only one in Westwood who did well, but not well enough to win it all. (Daily Bruin File)

Sports, Sports Columns, Track and Field

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July 31, 12:56 am

UCLA’s track and field program fails to keep another of its star athletes

Hurdler Rai Benjamin is yet another example of a worrying trend at Drake Stadium. The rising sophomore recently announced halfway through his stunning collegiate track and field career that he will be transferring from UCLA to USC. Read more...

Photo: The 2017 outdoor track and field season was then-freshman Rai Benjamin’s first full season as a Bruin but it was also his last – despite being one of UCLA’s highest ranked sprinters. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


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