Brett Stephens struggled in his first summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League, the nation’s premier collegiate summer baseball league. In 78 at-bats for the Orleans Firebirds last year, the UCLA outfielder hit just .192 with 19 strikeouts. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior Brett Stephens is spending his summer with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. This is the outfielder’s second year in a row in the prestigious league. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Athletes from different countries joined together to run the Special Olympics torch toward a crowd of 100 spectators, UCLA marching band members and Spirit Squad members who welcomed the group with a rendition of UCLA’s fight song. Read more...
Photo: A group of runners, including athletes and law enforcement officers, carried the Special Olympics torch toward a crowd of about 100 people in Westwood Village on Thursday afternoon. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Three current UCLA athletes traveled to Toronto in mid-July for the 2015 Pan American Games. Over the course of 15 games, the Bruin representatives went undefeated, eventually capturing gold for their countries. Read more...
It seemed like a tall order for Karsta Lowe. It was less than a year after the outside hitter completed a four-year run at UCLA that she managed to land an unexpected spot with the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Karsta Lowe goes for the kill in her first match with the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team. The recent graduate helped the Americans clinch the FIVB World Grand Prix title this past weekend. (Courtesy of USA Volleyball)
When the 165 delegations of athletes walked into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday night they weren’t holding their nations’ flags. Instead, they were holding each other, walking hand in hand, raising their arms, reaching up. Read more...
Photo: Cuban Special Olympics athletes Lilianni Salgado and Darianny Urtado hand off the torch to USA Special Olympics athlete Destiny Sanchez. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin Senior Staff)
In this summer edition, Daily Bruin Sports editors discuss some of the top storylines of 2015. Steven Gerrard recently signed an 18-month contract with the LA Galaxy for a reported $9 million – one of the largest in Major League Soccer history. Read more...
Almost half of the 42 UCLA student-athletes who descended on Gwangju, South Korea, for the 2015 World University Games two weeks ago will be returning to Westwood with a range of gold, silver and bronze medals. Read more...
