What you put into your body is what you get out of your body. For student-athletes performing at a high level of their sport, this sentiment may ring particularly true. Read more...
Photo: With the season cut short and stay-at-home measures in place, UCLA track and field athletes are finding ways to maintain their physical shape through their diets. (Daily Bruin file photo)
With the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, sports fans have looked for answers as to what is next for collegiate athletics. UCLA men’s soccer – which finished second-to-last in the Pac-12 in coach Ryan Jorden’s inaugural season in 2019 – has responded by bringing in a fresh 11. Read more...
UCLA Athletics is a huge business. Think, $130 million huge. In the age of coronavirus, it’s also an institution at a standstill. As the moving parts of UCLA Athletics slow during this shutdown, we’ll take you through a snapshot of how those tens of millions break down, using UCLA’s NCAA financial filings from 2015 to 2019. Read more...
Out with the old, in with the new. Or so the saying was supposed to go. Because “the old” are sticking around for one more year. Read more...
Photo: Senior Ben Goldberg (left) and redshirt senior Jada Hart (right) both announced via Twitter that they will return to Westwood for one more year, finishing their careers with UCLA tennis in spring 2021. (Left: Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor Right: Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 15 at 4:31 p.m. Already set to retire June 30, UCLA Athletics director Dan Guerrero will not even have to wait a full day before starting his next job. Guerrero was elected president of the U.S. Read more...
The Bruins are getting back two key players from their 2019 championship run. UCLA softball will welcome back redshirt senior pitcher/first-baseman Rachel Garcia and senior utility Bubba Nickles for the 2021 season. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior pitcher/first baseman Rachel Garcia (left) and senior utility Bubba Nickles (right) will play with UCLA softball for the 2021 season, after having sat out in 2020 to prepare for the Olympics in Tokyo.(Daily Bruin file photo)
When it comes to the four major North American sports and their respective drafts, one sport sticks out like a sore thumb. Both NFL and NHL prospects can be drafted in one of seven rounds, and for the NBA, teams have two rounds to pick their newest rookie classes. Read more...
Photo: Rob Manfred – MLB’s commissioner since 2015 – announced in April that the 2020 draft would be reduced from its standard 40 rounds to anywhere between five and 10 rounds. The draft is likely to take place anywhere between June 10 and July 20, with the official word expected to come from the league office one month before draft day. (Creative Commons photo by Arturo Pardavila III via Flickr)
