Jim Mora raved about one of his defensive backs following Saturday’s win over Colorado. “I’m a big-time Mossi Johnson fan – I just love the kid to death,” the coach said. “He’s tough as heck, he’s a Crenshaw kid. He’s a leader, he’s been voted captain the past two weeks, he practices like crazy.” But […]
Author Archives: David Gottlieb
UCLA women’s volleyball falls to Washington despite strong first set
UCLA women’s volleyball started every set in its loss to Washington by losing five of the first six points. At this point, all coach Michael Sealy can do is joke about it. “I’m going to start talking to opposing coaches and just see if we can start it down 5-1,” the coach said. “Cut through […]
Q&A: CU Independent editor previews Colorado football matchup with UCLA
To get some inside information on the Colorado football team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to the CU Independent – CU Boulder’s student news publication – and asked a few questions about the Buffaloes before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday. All of the responses below come from Justin Guerriero, the head sports editor […]
Women’s volleyball transfer sets new bar for Bruin teammates
The NBA offseason was dominated by Twitter beef between Kyrie Irving and Lebron James. Irving, tired of playing in James’ shadow, wanted to be a focal point. He wanted to be “the one.” The NCAA women’s volleyball offseason couldn’t have been more different, at least for UCLA. Senior setter Sarah Sponcil was “the one” at […]
Q&A: Lonzo Ball talks family, reality TV, start of professional career
Daily Bruin’s Sports editor David Gottlieb and senior staffer Matt Cummings recently caught up with Los Angeles Lakers rookie and ex-Bruin point guard Lonzo Ball about the beginning of his NBA career and the start of his family’s new reality TV show, “Ball in the Family.” Daily Bruin: Just want to start out by asking […]
Gott’s Thoughts: The search for No. 114 affirms good-not-great status of UCLA athletics
I grew up a Dodgers fan, so I’m used to watching my team lose in the playoffs. When I got to UCLA, I thought that was going to change. It didn’t. On some level, I think many current UCLA students were seduced by the idea of going to a school with a competitive athletic program. […]
Women’s volleyball switches hitters, stifles LMU
After the Bruins suffered their first two losses of the season, coach Michael Sealy decided it was time for a change. It worked. No. 13 UCLA (6-2) women’s volleyball switched around two of its pin hitters in a straight-sets victory over Loyola Marymount (5-4). Freshmen Mac May and Jenny Mosser had been hitting at the […]