In the ultra-competitive world of Division I sports, schools from across the country are constantly searching for any kind of edge they can get. Alabama football coach Nick Saban sent over 100 letters a day to running back Alvin Kamara, and Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin draws recruits with his Aggies “swagcopter” – just to name […]
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Two Bruins help Team USA take home gold at softball world championship
A pair of UCLA softball alumnae helped team USA capture gold Sunday at the Women’s Softball World Championship in Surrey, British Columbia. Team USA took home the championship with a 7-3 win to Japan, ending the biannual tournament with an overall record of 9-0. Rising senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding and 2015 graduate pitcher Ally Carda […]
Mallory Pugh to join UCLA in winter after playing in US national teams
UCLA women’s soccer will have to wait a little longer for one of the Bruins’ most anticipated recruits. Mallory Pugh – the nation’s consensus No. 1 recruit in her class – signed her letter of intent in February, and was set to join the team this fall. Since then, she’s been called up to the […]
Alums in pro sports revisit UCLA for 2016 Kids’ Choice Sports Awards
UCLA looked a little different to a few notable alumni Thursday. Pro Football Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden, Sacramento Kings small forward Matt Barnes and Los Angeles Rams linebacker Akeem Ayers all got a chance to revisit Westwood when UCLA hosted the Kids’ Choice Sports Awards for the third consecutive year. “It’s strange. It’s been […]
Walk-on catcher Daniel Rosica enters spotlight in 2016 season
The first catcher on the depth chart wasn’t going to be able to play. The second catcher on the depth chart quit. That left UCLA baseball with options three and four. Redshirt junior Darrell Miller Jr. – the team’s projected starting catcher – had his collegiate career cut short by a labrum tear just two […]
NCAA chances disappear as UCLA ends season with OSU series loss
The Bruins couldn’t scratch a run across all weekend long and dropped their final three games of the season. UCLA baseball (25-31, 12-18 Pac-12) never got any offensive momentum going as Oregon State (35-19, 16-14) outscored the Bruins 10-0 over the course of the weekend set in Corvallis, Oregon. “We had some opportunities to score […]
Around the League: Three Pac-12 teams in baseball title race, Stanford adds to NCAA tally
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Three teams left in baseball race There could be as many as three Pac-12 baseball champions this season, with Arizona State, Utah and Washington all still in the hunt as the final weekend […]