The kid smirks in his mugshot like a high school senior who got pulled over on the way to prom. Except with this kid, the police aren’t crashing a one-night party – they’re intervening in a yearslong bender. Read more...
Photo: Johnny Manziel became notorious for his so-called “money sign” hand signal while an unpaid student athlete at Texas A&M. (Courtesy of DM News via YouTube)
It’s been a while – a decade, to be precise – since UCLA men’s volleyball was last headed to the NCAA Tournament. But, as good as the 2016 squad is, it doesn’t command a compelling storyline like the 2006 squad, which overcame all odds. Read more...
Photo: In 2006, the UCLA men’s volleyball team was able to win a national championship with the unexpected loss of then-No. 1 seed UC Irvine.(Daily Bruin file photo)
There’s a very particular panic that descends upon my psyche whenever I receive an email regarding my work on this column. I worry that someone is reaching out to correct something I misprinted, take issue with a stance or insult me based on my opinion. Read more...
Photo: The writer in action as a men’s volleyball beat reporter during her first year on the paper. Despite covering only men’s sports during her time on the paper, the writer emphasizes women’s issues in this column. (Courtesy of Jackson Belcher)
In the past week, two very different celebrity athletes from two very different arenas have had one very similar experience – at least through my eyes. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has sexual assault allegations against him stemming from a 2003 incident. (Creative Commons photo by Keith Allison via Flickr)
Sure, I was born almost exactly nine months after Super Bowl XXX – which, of all the Super Bowls, clearly has the best initials for baby-making – but my dad hates the Cowboys, who won that game 27-17 over the Steelers. Read more...
Photo: In a commercial titled “Super Bowl Babies,” the NFL featured children born nine months after the Super Bowl in the cities of the winning teams. (NFL via YouTube)
There are a few things I regret about National Signing Day. For one, I woke up at 5:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning to refresh Twitter a couple times. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s soccer coaching staff signed a star-studded group of players on National Signing Day 2016. The incoming class includes U.S. Women’s National Team standout Mal Pugh. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Back in 2008, the iPhone was just one year old, Twitter was starting to gain momentum in the social networking world and Hulu was invented. Eight years ago was also the last time Duke men’s basketball fell out of the AP Top 25 rankings. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s basketball team is on the bubble of not making the NCAA Tournament. If the Bruins are left out by the selection committee, it would be the first time since 2005. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
