The nets are cut, the buzzer has sounded and the accolades are ready. Bruins from all sports set records, won awards and made headlines throughout the country. Read more...
Photo: Josh Rosen, UCLA’s standout quarterback, gained internet fame with his dorm room hot tub that went viral in fall 2015. (Victoria Chang/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball exited the Women’s College World Series without winning a single game for the first time in school history. The No. 12 Bruins’ NCAA Tournament run ended Saturday afternoon following the team’s 8-4 defeat to the No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Mysha Sataraka hit her first career grand slam Saturday, but it wasn’t enough as UCLA softball fell to Florida State 8-4. Sataraka drove in all seven of the Bruins’ runs in the Women’s College World Series. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
People get too caught up in the age-old debate about whether collegiate athletes should be paid or not. In reality, what we really should be discussing is whether these individuals have the rights to their own likenesses. Read more...
Photo: Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen’s response to UCLA’s new apparel deal with Under Armour rekindled debate over the rights of collegiate athletes. (Miriam Bribiesca/Assistant photo editor)
UCLA started the Women’s College World Series in the same struggling fashion that it started the super regionals. Auburn University needed only one hit off UCLA to score five runs in the first inning. Read more...
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It’s 3 o’clock in the morning, and Mike Burton hears noises coming from the living room. When he walks over to see who the culprit is, he finds his son Brandon doing pushups. Read more...
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John Savage was optimistic. Leaning back in his chair and signaling toward the wall full of plaques and celebratory photos his program had garnered throughout his tenure at UCLA, the baseball coach expressed high hopes for the Bruins at the beginning of 2016. Read more...
Photo: Junior first baseman Luke Persico led the Bruins with a .323 average, but the team as a whole struggled to hit, compiling an overall .250 average. The mark was only good for ninth in the Pac-12. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
It’s tough enough coaching one big volleyball program, but John Speraw will be pulling double duty for another four years. USA Volleyball announced Wednesday that Speraw agreed to a four-year contract extension that runs through the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw was an assistant coach for team USA when it won gold at the Beijing Olympics. In 2013, he was promoted to head coach of the entire U.S. men’s national team program. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
