Athletic achievements can build a legacy. The number of wins and the total championships are often what the common fan remembers. But what cements that legacy and what history remembers most – more than an athlete’s win-loss record – is a player’s impact and voice away from the game. Read more...
Photo: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a UCLA basketball alumnus, has gone on to be a voice against bigotry and racism after a successful basketball career. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Martin Redlicki tried to chase down a crosscourt forehand but stopped dead in his tracks. He immediately grabbed his back. Redlicki, up 4-2 at the time, lost his mobility and was unable to return any shot more than an arm’s length away from him. Read more...
Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki suffered back spasms midway into the first set of his singles match against Grand Canyon, but he recovered after getting treatment with a trainer and went on to win in straight sets. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Last week’s matches showed marked improvement in two areas of UCLA men’s volleyball’s game – running the bic and serving – but coach John Speraw said that both skills still require more training. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl and the rest of the No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team will play unranked Cal Baptist in Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
With its army of dangerous 3-point shooting and devastating commitment to ball movement, UCLA men’s basketball boasts the nation’s top offensive rating – and, by most accounts, its most entertaining offense. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Thomas Welsh has been a key piece in UCLA’s dominant offense, scoring 10.5 points per game on 54.5 percent shooting. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
No. 13 UCLA women’s basketball (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12) and USC (10-7, 1-5 Pac-12) are nearly identical on paper statistically with respect to per-game averages in points, field goal percentage, assists, steals and blocks. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball enters this week’s two games against USC on a two-game win streak. Much of that success can be attributed to junior forward Monique Billings, who dropped a career-high 30 points the last time out. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)
During a season, an extended break between competitions is necessary. For No. 6 UCLA gymnastics, the two-week layoff between Sunday’s meet against No. 1 Oklahoma and their upcoming meet against Oregon State comes at a time when team members need to get healthy and add new elements to their routines. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Peng-Peng Lee led the Bruins with a 9.95 on the uneven bars, and she tied for the second-highest UCLA score on the balance beam with a 9.90 against Oklahoma. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
The first-ever conference road sweep for coach Steve Alford and the No. 4 Bruins (18-1, 5-1 Pac-12) wasn’t won because of their offense. Defense won the game and stopped Utah (12-5, 3-2 Pac-12) from snatching Saturday afternoon’s contest away from UCLA men’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Thomas Welsh shot six for seven on his field goal attempts and grabbed eight rebounds, including the game-clinching board with less than a second left against Utah. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
