NFL training camps are now underway for all 32 teams, which means I can now start neglecting other parts of my life to overanalyze rich guys’ playing a game. These summer days are a rare time in the NFL, when teams and fans have a shared sense of optimism about the forthcoming season – an […]
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Football media day dominated with talk of Pac-12 quarterbacks
This post was updated on July 25 at 1:24 p.m. In the first 13 minutes of his interview during Pac-12 Football Media Day Thursday morning, UCLA redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendricks fielded five questions about the quarterbacks of the Pac-12. The crop of passers lining up for teams has dominated much of the talk […]
Jordan Lee: Spurs’ off-court philosophy produces NBA titles
A month after watching the Spurs dismantle the Heat in the NBA Finals en route to the franchise’s fifth championship, I’ve reached a whole new appreciation for what they have down in San Antonio. And it has nothing to do with Tony Parker running pick-and-rolls or the ageless wonder Tim Duncan. In fact it has […]
Soccer has far to go in US despite World Cup popularity
Ah, the World Cup. The quadrennial sporting event that features just one sport Americans don’t care about instead of 20 of them. In years past, these summer months Stateside were filled with Americans bemusedly wondering why the rest of the world was once again freaking out about that game they played that one time in […]
Four-star running back TJ Simmons commits to UCLA
The growing UCLA backfield got a little more crowded after T. J. Simmons announced his commitment to the Bruins on Monday. The class of 2015 recruit, who hails from Lakeland, Fla., chose UCLA over Auburn and in-state powers Florida and Florida State, among others. With his signing, the 6-foot, 195-pound Simmons becomes the second running […]
Former UCLA guard Jordan Adams selected 22nd at NBA Draft
This post was updated on June 28 at 6:37 p.m. Two months after making headlines when he announced he would enter the NBA Draft almost two weeks after announcing he would return to school for a third season at UCLA, Jordan Adams’ change of heart appears to have paid off. The former UCLA guard was […]
Five UCLA players drafted to NFL show success under Mora
The transformation of UCLA football under Jim Mora continued this week, as five Bruins – linebackers Anthony Barr and Jordan Zumwalt, offensive guard Xavier Su’a-Filo, defensive end Cassius Marsh and wide receiver Shaq Evans – had their names called in the NFL draft. Five is the greatest number of players UCLA has had selected in […]