Bruin baseball families discuss game traditions and their unique support networks. Mothers Pat Rosica and Kim Stephens weigh in on their favorite rituals. Read more...
Sports
Baseball, Sports, Video
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June 11, 3:17 pm
Video: Leading Off: Bruin baseball players discuss 2017 MLB draft
Monday marks the beginning of the 2017 MLB draft. Junior pitcher Jake Bird, junior pitcher Griffin Canning and junior first baseman Sean Bouchard reflect on their UCLA careers and their futures as potential major league players. Read more...
Sports, Sports Columns
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June 11, 2:50 pm
Senior signoffs: Mitch Stahl reflects on value of detail, on and off court
As June 16 quickly approaches and the end of my career as a student-athlete draws near, I reflect on my time at UCLA and share my experience along with life lessons that I have learned along the way. Read more...
Photo: (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Features, Sports, Track and Field
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June 10, 7:13 pm
Altitude training lifts distance runner above competition in final year
Dullstroom, South Africa, lies at a lofty 6,890 feet and is home to just 558 people – which leaves plenty of wide open space for some of the world’s top runners to altitude-train. Read more...
Photo: (Harishwer Balasubramani/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Features, Men's Volleyball, Sports
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June 10, 7:12 pm
Bruin volleyball seniors get ball rolling into new stages of life
It’s time for Jackson Bantle and Hagen Smith to get out of California. The two volleyball seniors have always called Southern California home and have attended school together in Los Angeles for 17 years. Read more...
Photo: Following the conclusion of the men’s volleyball season, seniors Hagen Smith and Jackson Bantle decided to hit the sand and compete in the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships. The duo placed second in the tournament despite rarely having paired up in the past. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Baseball, Sports
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June 10, 7:10 pm
Pitcher Griffin Canning rises from humble beginnings, enters MLB Draft
Griffin Canning’s college career is over, but his pitching career isn’t. The UCLA baseball ace wasn’t a touted prospect in either high school or college. But after enjoying a career season in 2017, the junior is a projected first-round pick in Monday’s MLB Draft. Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher Griffin Canning went 7-4 this season and led the UCLA baseball team with a 2.34 ERA. He also threw four complete games and led the Bruins with 140 strikeouts in 2017. Canning is projected to be a mid-first-round pick in the MLB Draft, which starts Monday. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Sports
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June 10, 7:08 pm
UCLA Club Sports closes off 2016-2017 season with impressive finishes
UCLA Club Sports is the umbrella organization for 52 different club teams and 2,500 members. Twenty-three of those club teams made it to a national championship event this year, and all of them were able to fundraise a total of over $600,000 for both scholarships and other team operations. Read more...
Photo: (Shreya Mantri/Daily Bruin)