After several months of searching for a candidate, UCLA named Amanda Cromwell its new women’s soccer coach on Friday. Cromwell was the head coach at University of Central Florida for 14 years, where she took the Knights to the NCAA Tournament 11 times. She takes over for B.J. Snow, who left the Bruins in December […]
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Nonconference games give water polo opportunity to fine-tune
The UCLA women’s water polo team will soon end regular season play at its own Spieker Aquatics Center – this weekend it will take on three competitors in the span of two days.
Track and field travels for Pomona-Pitzer Invitational
With the conclusion of the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at Drake Stadium last weekend, the UCLA track and field team will resume its traveling schedule as it continues the 2013 outdoor track and field season on the road.
Steve Alford assembles basketball coaching staff
On Thursday, UCLA announced basketball coach Steve Alford’s team of assistant coaches. Duane Broussard will join Alford having worked for 10 years at New Mexico, including the last five with Alford. At New Mexico, Broussard focused on game preparation and advance scouting. Ed Schilling comes to the Bruins after four years at Indianapolis’ Park Tudor […]
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to speak at UCLA
Kofi Annan, former secretary-general for the United Nations, will deliver the second annual Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership at UCLA on May 30, the university announced this week. The lecture is sponsored by the College of Letters and Science, and funded by the Meyer and Renee Luskin Foundation, said Joseph Rudnick, a senior dean of […]
Steve Alford releases apology about handling of case at Iowa
UCLA basketball coach Steve Alford released an apology this morning addressing concerns about his actions from when he was the coach of Iowa. Since Alford’s hiring, questions have arisen about his handling of a case in which one of his students was accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student. He proclaimed the innocence of his […]
Love or Hate: Jimmy Fallon hosting “The Tonight Show”
Here’s Jimmy! With Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show” contract expiring next year, the question of his potential successor has been looming. Finally, NBC announced Jimmy Fallon, host of his own “Late Night” show, will replace Leno in spring 2014. Many fans see this as a celebratory next step for Fallon to take, exposing him to […]