I covered football for six months at the beginning of last school year. Before that, I worked the men’s volleyball beat for two years, with some men’s water polo and soccer in the mix. Read more...
Photo: (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)
Sports
Sports, Women's Soccer
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July 12, 9:16 am
Incoming freshman Mallory Pugh makes U.S. women’s soccer Olympic team
Incoming freshman Mallory “Mal” Pugh was named to the 2016 Olympic team, U.S. women’s soccer coach and former UCLA coach Jill Ellis announced Tuesday morning. The first-time Olympian will be the second-youngest soccer Olympian in U.S. Read more...
Photo: Mallory Pugh, an incoming freshman for UCLA women’s soccer player, was named to the U.S. Olympic roster by former UCLA coach Jill Ellis on Tuesday. (Photo by Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Football, Sports
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July 12, 8:44 am
Unsealed testimony claims Tom Bradley knew of Penn State abuse
This post was updated July 12 at 12:15 p.m UCLA defensive coordinator Tom Bradley, a former Penn State assistant coach, was one of many members of the Penn State coaching staff who knew of Jerry Sandusky’s repeated child abuse, according to testimony in documents unsealed by a Philadelphia court Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA defensive coordinator Tom Bradley spent 37 years at Penn State. According to newly released testimony, Bradley reportedly knew of abuse cases while at the university. (Courtesy of Kyle Lewis/Daily Collegian)
Sports, Women's Volleyball
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July 12, 7:50 am
Women’s volleyball alumna Karsta Lowe named to U.S. Olympic team
UCLA women’s volleyball alumna Karsta Lowe will be a first-time Olympian on the 2016 U.S. team, USA Volleyball announced Tuesday morning. At 23 years old, she is the youngest member of the national squad. Read more...
Photo: From walk-on to Olympian, UCLA women’s volleyball alumna Karsta Lowe is headed to Rio de Janeiro. The outside hitter was a two-time All-American and national champion with the Bruins. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sports
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July 11, 12:10 am
UCLA Athletics takes sixth place in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup
Another year, another top-10 finish for UCLA Athletics. Led by the men’s water polo national championship team, the Bruins earned sixth place in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, which awards points to and ranks college athletic programs across the country. Read more...
Photo: Men’s Water Polo captured the Bruins’ only national championship in the 2015-2016 academic year, helping UCLA maintain a top-10 ranking at the Learfield Directors’ Cup for a fifth straight year. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Gymnastics, Sports
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July 11, 12:09 am
UCLA commit Madison Kocian named to Team USA for gymnastics
The SAP Center in San Jose, California, was nearly pitch black. Everyone in attendance stood by helplessly as they waited to find out the eight American female gymnasts who would compete with the world’s best at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Read more...
Sports, Track and Field
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July 11, 12:06 am
Bruin track and field athletes unable to advance to Rio 2016
Not a single Bruin who competed in the recent nine-day United States track and field Olympic trials spectacle will wear the stars and stripes in Rio de Janeiro. Read more...
Photo: Though she failed to make the team, long jumper Kylie Price had a career-best weekend at the United States track and field Olympic trials. (Daily Bruin file photo)