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)
One of the brightest young stars on the UCLA track and field team has seen his last days as a Bruin. According to the Medina Gazette, a newspaper based in Medina, Ohio, sophomore multi Steele Wasik will leave UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore multi Steele Wasik, who set a UCLA and MPSF heptathlon record earlier this season, will be leaving Westwood after the spring quarter according to the Medina Gazette. Wasik is currently recovering from a stress fracture in his femur. (Daily Bruin file photo)
After bumps along the way, No. 12 UCLA softball finds itself back in Oklahoma City for its second-straight Women’s College World Series. Although they won 14 of their last 16 games, the Bruins hardly looked like a championship contender over the first couple months of the season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore second baseman Kylee Perez ranks second on the Bruins with a .383 batting average. UCLA softball’s hitting and pitching will be key against No. 4 Auburn when the two face off in game one of the Women’s College World Series Thursday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
