Ishmael Adams pleads no contest to misdemeanor battery count

Editor’s note: A player’s year refers to his NCAA eligibility for next season. So a player who is a freshman in school this spring is called a sophomore because he will be a sophomore when the NCAA football regular season starts in fall. UCLA redshirt senior receiver Ishmael Adams pleaded no contest Wednesday to misdemeanor […]

UCLA women’s water polo misses championship, earns third place

It’s been a fairly busy week for UCLA women’s water polo. The Bruins capped off the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament with a third-place victory, earned an NCAA Tournament berth and had five players named to All-MPSF teams. The team’s third-highest scorer, junior utility Mackenzie Barr, was the sole UCLA player named as first-team All-MPSF. […]

A mother’s resilience pushes Anthony Barr to success on and off the field

The linebacker sat hunched over one of Kerckhoff patio’s white metal tables, inconspicuous in a grey hoodie and sweats. A student in a bright yellow UCLA shirt approached him, offering his outstretched hand for a high-five. “Hey man, I just wanted to say I’m a huge fan,” the student said before walking away. Anthony Barr […]

Claire-ification: Issues in world of sports are universal, we should keep tackling them

There’s a very particular panic that descends upon my psyche whenever I receive an email regarding my work on this column. I worry that someone is reaching out to correct something I misprinted, take issue with a stance or insult me based on my opinion. For example, when I started this column in May with […]

US Women’s National Team deserves a win for wage equality

April 12 marked Equal Pay Day, a day highlighting the fact that it takes women on average 16 months and 12 days to make the same amount as men do in a year. This is particularly poignant in the sports world this year, as the U.S. Women’s National Team recently exposed the issues concerning equal […]

The Rundown: April 12

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Thirty under 30 Women’s volleyball assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Friday when she was named to the association’s Thirty under 30 list. The award recognizes up-and-coming coaches across all leagues and divisions. […]