This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Nirra Fields scored seven points off the bench for Team Canada, but Team USA pulled away for an 81-51 victory to hand the Canadians their first loss in four Olympic matches. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Read more...
Photo: UCLA water polo alumnus Josh Samuels scored a hat-trick in the American’s win over France. It was Team USA’s first win at the 2016 Olympics. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Read more...
Photo: Nirra Fields hit a big 3-pointer and put the Canadians ahead of Team Serbia with a layup off the bench. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Nirra Fields is headed to the Olympics. The UCLA alumna, one of five first-time Olympians on the roster, was named to the Canadian women’s basketball team Friday morning. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA guard Nirra Fields will play for Team Canada at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Fields was recently drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2016 WNBA Draft. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
In a brightly lit hotel room, surrounded by cameras and posters, dozens of former collegiate athletes chatted with each other. A former Alabama gymnast sat next to a Missouri State basketball legend at one table while a Texas swimmer took her turn recording a video segment and doing photo ops. Read more...
Photo: Lisa Fernandez (right) was the first softball player to win the Honda Cup in 1993. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. USA Softball teams loaded with Bruins UCLA softball capped off its season in the Women’s College World Series, but many current and former players will compete with USA Softball this summer. Read more...
Photo: Mysha Sataraka will train with the USA Softball Elite Team this month. The infielder capped off her UCLA career with seven RBIs in the Women’s College World Series. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor).
Former UCLA basketball and volleyball standout Natalie Williams was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday. The 6-foot-2 dual-sport athlete initially earned a scholarship to play basketball for the Bruins but decided to walk on to the women’s volleyball team as a freshman where she finished her career as a four-time All-American. Read more...
