While most athletes use the summer to train for their upcoming season, junior Maggy Boyd, redshirt sophomore Michelle Vale and sophomore Paulina Guzman do not have the luxury of such a break. Read more...
Sports, Swim & Dive
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July 25, 12:38 am
UCLA divers compete in the Senior Zone D Championships
Sports
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July 25, 12:35 am
Jordan Farmar gives back to kids in Los Angeles through his basketball camp Hoop Farm
Meet Drake London. A promising center prospect, London has the size and inside presence of a dominant post player but also possesses the court vision and ball handling skills of a swingman. Read more...
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Former UCLA point guard Jordan Farmar held Hoop Farm, a four-day-long basketball camp for boys and girls aged 7-16, at the John Wooden Center. Now in its fourth year, the camp began in 2008 and is run through the Jordan Farmar Foundation, which also works closely with the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.
Sports
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July 25, 12:22 am
Bruins ascend to new heights as they bond into a close-knit group and engage in outdoor endeavors
Surrounded by tall panes of glass, the Rock Wall inside the John Wooden Center exists as its own separate world. Read more...
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Recent UCLA graduate Jon Murphy climbs the Rock Wall at UCLA’s John Wooden Center during an annual climbing competition.
Courtesy of Jon William Murphy
Baseball, Sports
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July 25, 12:12 am
Trevor Bauer becomes the first Bruin to win the Golden Spikes Award for best amateur baseball player
As if Trevor Bauer didn't break enough records while he was at UCLA, he had to break another after he left. Bauer became the first Bruin to win the Golden Spikes Award on July 15. Read more...
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Trevor Bauer became the first Bruin to win the Golden Spikes Award on July 15. The honor is given by USA Baseball to the best amateur baseball player each year.
Courtesy of USA Baseball
Sports
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July 18, 12:44 am
Men’s soccer has no extra time to fix its reputation for diving and acting if it hopes to be accepted into an American sports culture that prizes toughness
I am a World Class soccer player. Read more...
Sports
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July 18, 12:42 am
UCLA football’s recruits enroll in summer classes and hit the field early, hoping to contend for starting roles in the fall
Devin Lucien was the golden boy. As a senior playing football at Crespi Carmelite High School, Lucien accumulated more than 1,200 yards receiving while scoring 18 touchdowns as a wide receiver. Read more...
Sports
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July 18, 12:35 am
Elite Spanish soccer club Real Madrid practices at UCLA, a familiar locale for team coach Jose Mourinho
In the middle of the hot summer months, the UCLA campus has caught football fever.
No, not the throw-and-catch kind played with an oblong, lemon-shaped ball. The kind of football played with your feet, the kind played by the rest of the world. Read more...