Having even one individual NCAA champion for any college track and field program is a major accomplishment. Read more...
Sports
Softball, Sports
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May 18, 1:35 am
Softball starts NCAA Regionals against Hofstra with positive view of season’s ups and downs
As the softball team entered last weekend's series against Oregon, UCLA coach Kelly Inouye-Perez preached the importance of winning the series to generate momentum heading into the postseason. Read more...
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Senior utilities Dani Yudin and Andrea Harrison and freshman infielder Stephany LaRosa will lead the No. 12 Bruins into regional play against Hofstra today at Easton Stadium.
Sports
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May 17, 2:06 am
Researchers to monitor UCLA, high school athletes in NCAA-funded study on concussions
In 1948, more than 5,000 residents of Framingham, Mass., enrolled in a long-term study on heart disease, consenting to be monitored throughout their lives. Read more...
Football, Sports
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May 17, 2:05 am
UCLA football program remains firm on safety-first approach regarding head injuries
Concussions followed Jeff Ulbrich throughout every stage of his playing career, from high school all the way to the starting ranks of the NFL. Read more...
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Andrew Abbott is helped off the Rose Bowl field after suffering a concussion in a game against Texas on Sept. 17. Abbott, a redshirt senior safety, was put through UCLA’s concussion protocols and was held out of the Bruins’ next game.
Sports
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May 17, 2:04 am
Link between sports-related head injuries, brain disease sought
As soon as David Hovda, director of UCLA's Brain Injury Research Center, heard about Junior Seau's suicide on May 2, he knew the phone calls from the media would start pouring in. Read more...
Sports
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May 17, 2:01 am
Former Bruin Bobby Hosea tackles the mission of teaching proper football technique
LAWNDALE "”mdash; This is a camp for football players, though there isn't a football in sight. Read more...
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Elijah Samuel, 12, demonstrates the tackling technique Bobby Hosea teaches. Hosea’s football camps focus on keeping the arms in, hips going forward and head up when tackling a ball-carrier.
Men's Golf, Sports
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May 17, 2:00 am
Sole senior on UCLA men’s golf team seeks to close career full circle at Central Regional
As the No. 3 UCLA men's golf team prepares to enter NCAA regional play, senior Alex Kim will look to take his college career full circle. Read more...
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Senior Alex Kim and the men’s golf team head into NCAA Central Regional play as the No. 3 seed at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky. The Bruins made it to the national championship last season before getting knocked out by Duke in head-to-head play.