UCLA rolled out the red carpet on Sunday, welcoming celebrities and athletes from across the country to support former Bruin basketball player Matt Barnes. Barnes, who lost his mother to Stage 4 lung cancer in 2007, hosted his third annual Athletes vs. Cancer celebrity flag football game at Drake Stadium. The event benefits Barnes’ Athletes […]
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Men’s soccer has much to prove after narrow 2-1 USF exhibition win
A lot of expectations surround UCLA men’s soccer this season. The team’s many deep postseason runs recently, coupled with a No. 1 ranking from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, have singled the Bruins out as a title contender. UCLA’s two exhibition matches, however, showed that the team still has a lot to prove […]
Claire-ification: NFL has chance to set higher standards for players with Ray Rice case
Ray Rice is many things. A trending Twitter hashtag. A viral headline. A national controversy. What Ray Rice is not is an NFL football player, and it should stay that way. The former Baltimore Ravens running back, who played with the franchise since he was drafted in 2008, was released in September 2014 following a […]
Former Bruin advances sport across borders in first NBA Africa Game
The NBA made an advancement in its global expansion efforts Saturday, when the league hosted its first-ever Africa Game in Johannesburg, South Africa. The exhibition game saw Team Africa take on Team World in front of about 4,000 spectators at the Ellis Park Arena as part of commissioner Adam Silver’s attempts to further the sport […]
Myles Jack named to Rotary Lombardi, Butkus Award watch lists
Football season is more than a month away, but rising junior linebacker Myles Jack is already on a roll. Two of the most prestigious awards in collegiate football – the Butkus Award and the Rotary Lombardi Award – announced their watch lists Tuesday, and Jack’s name appeared on both. These are only the most recent […]
Two UCLA defensive backs named to Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
Two UCLA defensive backs were named to the 2015 Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List Monday: Redshirt junior Ishmael Adams and senior Fabian Moreau. A total of 42 players from 10 different conferences and Notre Dame were nominated for the award, which recognizes the country’s best defensive backs. The list is preliminary, as additional names […]
Former UCLA soccer player, World Cup champion retires from USWNT
Lauren Holiday held back tears as she watched Stanford celebrate its overtime win in the semifinals of the 2009 Women’s College Cup, the senior’s final chance at clinching an NCAA title. Six years later, Holiday was once again holding back tears, but this time in a much different context. In what served as somewhat a […]