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Football, Sports
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September 11, 12:58 pm
Linebacker communication to be key factor against unfamiliar UNLV
The UCLA defense answered a key question last Saturday against Virginia. In the absence of its former leader – current Minnesota Vikings inside linebacker Eric Kendricks – the defense was able to maintain its cohesion and communication. Read more...
Photo: Junior weakside linebacker Deon Hollins recorded UCLA’s only sack in the season opener against Virginia. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Football, Sports
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September 9, 7:56 pm
LA prosecutors set informal hearing for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to appear at a hearing, called an informal conference, next month to resolve his case that began with a June 22 arrest at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex, according to the Los Angeles attorney’s office. Read more...
Photo: University police arrested rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex on June 22. Combs is set to appear at an informal hearing next month. (Creative Commons photo by Alexander Vaughn via Flickr)
Football, Sports
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September 9, 5:32 pm
Overlooked Outings: OLB Kenny Orjioke shows strong comeback from knee injury
Football is a game where the stats aren’t foolproof. There aren’t ways to quantify how well an offensive linemen or defensive linemen controls the line of scrimmage, and there aren’t ways to truly measure how well a defensive back plays in man coverage. Read more...
Photo: On his first official play since Sept. 25, 2014 – when he tore his ACL – redshirt junior outside linebacker Kenny Orjioke rushed the quarterback and got a hit on Virginia quarterback Matt Johns. Orjioke’s pressure forced Johns to throw the ball out of bounds on the play. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sports
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September 8, 2:34 pm
UCLA Labor Day tweet ignites controversy, promptly deleted
A midday tweet from the Wooden Athletic Fund caused controversy Monday, thanking UCLA donors for allowing Bruin student-athletes to “go to work.” The account quickly removed the tweet after multiple individuals and even a former NFL player questioned the wording. Read more...
Photo: Former NFL tight end Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) posted this screenshot on Twitter yesterday of a deleted tweet from the Wooden Athletic Fund.
Sports, Women's Volleyball
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September 8, 9:03 am
UCLA flies over rivals at Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball classic
Early season adversity for sports teams can cause a team to become dispirited or motivate it to emerge better than before. The No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball team has evidently chosen to follow the latter path as it recovered from its shocking 3-0 defeat against Loyola Marymount University last Sunday to win the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic. Read more...
Photo: Women’s volleyball swept three teams en route to capturing the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic last weekend. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Sports, Women's Soccer
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September 8, 9:02 am
Women’s soccer sustains consecutive losses against Virginia, Texas
The UCLA women’s soccer team is going through some early growing pains. After suffering a 2-1 loss to postseason rival No. 1 Virginia and then being upset by unranked Texas, it appears the Bruins have to improve if they want reach the level of last year’s championship-caliber team. Read more...
Photo: Junior Lauren Kaskie was the only Bruin who managed to net a goal in UCLA’s upset loss to Texas. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)