A simple question asked to the coach of the UCLA women’s club lacrosse team describes this year’s run fittingly: Before the season, did you expect this kind of turnaround? “Absolutely not,” answers coach Paige Lin. Prior to the fall, few members of the program expected this year’s Bruin team, a group that didn’t break .500 last […]
Author Archives: Chris Kalra
UCLA club wrestling earns battle scars in competitions
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Along UCLA club wrestler Maarten Deschaumes’ leg lies a near foot-long red bruise, a few centimeters wide. Below it, another blemish, though much smaller in size, follows. Many more bruises and cuts scatter his body. The morning […]
Weekend Predictions: May 2-4
Every Friday, The Bruin Sports section will predict the outcome of the weekend’s top three UCLA sporting events. Baseball: UCLA v. Stanford (Friday to Sunday)UCLA won a game in its last five attempts, including a rare tie on Tuesday. But after getting swept last weekend by the USC Trojans, the Bruins should bounce back this […]
Neuheisel looks to follow father’s footsteps as UCLA QB
Among the family members, media personnel and fans dispersed near the Bruin football team’s field tunnel exit following Saturday’s Spring Showcase, a father reels his son in, wrapping his arm around him. The teaching begins slowly, first in words, then in hand motions. Jerry Neuheisel listens to the advice from Rick Neuheisel, his father and the Bruins’ […]
Hundley ready to call the shots at UCLA spring football game
In Saturday’s spring game, Brett Hundley will give up the football along with the extra live-game reps. He’ll play sparingly, but he won’t object. After all, he’ll have another job to do. The redshirt junior quarterback will man the play sheet as an “offensive coordinator” of sorts for a good part of the Spring Showcase, […]
Weekend Predictions: April 25-27
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Every Friday, The Bruin Sports section will predict the outcome of the weekend’s top three UCLA sporting events. Men’s tennis: Pac-12 tournament (Friday and Saturday) The Bruins should roll through the tournament, until […]
Born to Run: Alex Wood makes running an integral part of life
Alex Wood sits quietly, pondering her toughest question yet: When was the last time you went more than a day without running? “I…,” she says, her voice trailing off mid-thought. After a second such lengthy pause, she begins again. “I don’t know,” she says. The stagger follows a series of questions to which she has endless […]