Junior guard Bryce Alford has made headlines since he was in high school, but truly burst onto the national stage last March when UCLA broke brackets during the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Now one of the few leaders on the Bruins, Alford is transitioning onto a new, national stage. He’s been called out and called names […]
Author Archives: Claire Fahy
Claire-ification: Athletes’ success should not hide their immoral past
In the past week, two very different celebrity athletes from two very different arenas have had one very similar experience – at least through my eyes. Kobe Bryant and Peyton Manning, both retiring athletes in their late-30s, are experiencing a small heyday as their careers come to a close. Manning just won his second-career Super […]
Men’s basketball looks to utilize Jonah Bolden as regular season ends
A UCLA men’s basketball team manager squared off against video coordinator Kory Alford in a one-on-one matchup before Tuesday’s practice at Pauley Pavilion. Doing his best impression of his younger brother’s clutch shooting, Alford backed the team manager down before creating space and elevating for a jump shot. The net swished and Alford made a […]
Press Pass: Daily Bruin Sports covers National Signing Day
Editor’s note: Sports Editor Claire Fahy details Daily Bruin Sports marathon coverage of National Signing Day. 5:30 a.m. I make it a habit not to get up before the sun. In fact, I’m morally opposed to rising at this hour. But alas, here we go. Seeing as I went to bed at midnight with the […]
UCLA looks to redefine Bruin basketball, starting with USC matchup
March holds the monopoly on college basketball drama, but UCLA coach Steve Alford would attest that it’s February when teams truly distinguish themselves. Heading into its second matchup of the season with USC on Thursday – its first game in February – UCLA will hope that’s true. Currently sitting at 4-5 on the conference season, […]
UCLA football signs 9-year-old Cade Spinello to its 2016 class
UCLA received commitments Wednesday from dozens of highly touted recruits, but one of the Bruins’ most valuable offers was accepted two days earlier. Cade Spinello, a 9-year-old from Mission Viejo, California signed his letter of intent Saturday. Spinello was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2009. After undergoing two surgeries, he had a stroke and […]
Claire-ification: UCLA has a long way to go before NCAA Tournament
Back in 2008, the iPhone was just one year old, Twitter was starting to gain momentum in the social networking world and Hulu was invented. Eight years ago was also the last time Duke men’s basketball fell out of the AP Top 25 rankings. The Blue Devils didn’t crack the top 25 in the 2007-2008 […]