This post was updated Dec. 6 at 9:37 p.m. In the 1950s, the NCAA failed to provide workers’ compensation to the widow of a football player who died following an in-game injury. Read more...
Photo: J.D. Morgan Center – the home of UCLA Athletics – is pictured. On Monday, UCLA Athletics announced its partnership with Advance NIL to further educate student-athletes about the NIL field. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A black T-shirt with the Men of Westwood logo displayed across the chest. A blue baseball cap embroidered with a bear hoisting a MOW sign over its shoulder. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball huddles together at the end of the court. The team utilizes third-party partnerships in order to navigate the NIL landscape. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct 12 at 9:53 p.m. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond met with Daily Bruin Sports on Tuesday. Jarmond was hired in May 2020 and has since spearheaded UCLA’s conference switch to the Big Ten alongside USC and now Oregon and Washington. Read more...
Photo: UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond looks toward the field at the Rose Bowl. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated on Sept. 22 at 12:14 p.m. In 2014, ESPN coined 13-year-old Chase Griffin “the QB most likely to succeed.” “Where will Chase be in five years?” the feature pondered. Read more...
Photo: Senior quarterback Chase Griffin smiles at the podium at the NIL Summit. Griffin was awarded the inaugural NIL Male Athlete of the Year award in 2021 and earned the distinction again in 2022. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics Photography)
UCLA women’s basketball ventured a world away from Westwood last month. The team traversed over 15,000 miles total, heading to Senegal, then Germany and back to Los Angeles over the span of 11 days. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Christeen Iwuala pulls up to hit a layup against a defender. Iwuala earned her first brand deal with MVMI Sleep. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 20 at 10:10 p.m. Coach Cori Close admitted she’s not a fan of the transfer portal prior to the 2021-2022 campaign. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s basketball huddle on the court. The Bruins will welcome back every starter next season except for graduate student guard Gina Conti, who has exhausted her eligibility. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 9:53 p.m. After practice, the UCLA women’s basketball team circled up in the center of the court as if it were any other day. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Kiki Rice anticipates the reveal of the shoes for her teammates after announcing to the program that she is partnering with Jordan Brand, the first college athlete to land an NIL deal with that company. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
