2015 is the year when the cracks in the glass ceiling for women in professional sports are starting to grow. But even as the barriers to progress begin to erode, the imposing history and magnitude of opposition mean very few women in sports receive the opportunity to contribute to the evolution. Read more...
Photo: Former softball standout Jessica Mendoza made history as the first woman analyst to cover an MLB playoff game this fall. (Matt Folsom)
Like any good sports fan, I grew up knowing one of the most important rules of fandom: Revel in your victories, but revel a little more in your rival’s failures. Read more...
Photo: USC athletic director Pat Haden fired Steve Sarkisian from his coaching position with the Trojan football team Monday afternoon. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Myles Jack never picked up his textbooks. There they were, sitting in the campus store, the unenrolled linebacker’s name attached to books he’ll never read, things he’ll never learn. Read more...
Photo: Junior linebacker Myles Jack runs to the perimeter to stop BYU running back Adam Hine in the third game of the season. That would turn out to be Jack’s final game as a Bruin, as he tore his meniscus the following week and recently withdrew from school. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jim Mora isn’t very subtle. Whether he’s yelling at a writer for making an ill-timed phone call or deflecting questions away from his team’s disappointing loss, the UCLA football coach is a master at the art of handling postgame press conferences in a brusque, no-nonsense manner. Read more...
Photo: After his team’s loss to Arizona State on Saturday, football coach Jim Mora expressed his displeasure with the Bruins’ upcoming schedule. Their next two games will be played on Thursday nights, which Mora described as “a complete injustice to our young men.” (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
College athletes have long been considered amateurs due to the lack of pay provided for their work. Since January, this standing has been cast into doubt as an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA made major developments in the lives of student athletes, allowing them to receive larger stipends toward living costs. Read more...
Photo: Senior Caleb Benenoch criticized the NCAA last month for not providing athletes with enough money to pay rent. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s the middle of week one for most of the UCLA campus, but for fall sports teams it’s currently the middle of the fall season. To get caught up on everything you’ve missed since August, here are my midseason fall sports power rankings. Read more...
Earlier this week, ESPN writers Mark Schlabach and Brett McMurphy made their post-Week 4 bowl projections. Both of them predicted UCLA to make an appearance in the second-annual College Football Playoff National Championship. Read more...
Photo: (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
