Sunday, June 28

Q&A: Steve Alford on UCLA’s hopes, expectations for season

When coach Steve Alford steps onto the Nell and John Wooden Court tonight as his team takes on Drexel, it will mark the official start of his tenure at the helm of the UCLA men’s basketball team. Read more...

Photo: Coming from the Mountain West conference, UCLA coach Steve Alford said he envisions a power shift occuring in which the Pac-12 becomes a stronger basketball conference.



UCLA men’s tennis ‘hungry to win’ at USTA/ITA National Indoors

Men’s tennis will wrap up fall play this weekend as three members of the team head to Flushing, N.Y., to compete in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which begin today. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Mackenzie McDonald (left) will be one of the few first-year players competing in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships and said that he is “hungry to win.”


UCLA defense set on stopping Arizona RB Ka’deem Carey

Ka’Deem Carey isn’t an easy tackle. Seven different teams have learned the hard way that Arizona’s junior running back is capable of plowing through and running past even the toughest of run defenses. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA defense that has allowed 169.5 yards on the ground a game will have its hands full in trying to stop Arizona running back Ka’Deem Carey this Saturday.


UCLA women’s tennis to compete in USTA/ITA National Indoors

After several dominant performances, UCLA women’s tennis will conclude the fall portion of its schedule as several members head to Flushing, N.Y., to compete in the USTA/ITA Women’s National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. Read more...

Photo: Junior Robin Anderson will look to defend her ITA Indoor title as she prepares to participate in the tournament again.


Pride on the line for women’s soccer against USC

Tonight’s game between the UCLA women’s soccer team and USC will feature a match of two opposites. The UCLA women’s soccer team comes to the game with the Pac-12 title under its belt and an unbeaten record at home, while USC enters having more losses than wins, with an 8-9-2 record. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward Darien Jenkins has yet to experience a USC rivalry game, but said she already understands the animosity between the two teams.


UCLA student seeks to capture true spirit of Quidditch in film

For UCLA graduate film student Farzad Nikbakht Sangari and the UCLA Quidditch team, nothing goes according to script. It seems fitting, then, that Sangari’s upcoming UCLA Quidditch documentary, “Mudbloods,” was neither planned nor imagined beforehand, but just fell into place and evolved naturally. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Quidditch founder Tom Marks has worked with Farzad Nikbakht Sangari to develop the upcoming documentary “Mudbloods.”