Sixteen preseason watchlists for NCAA football were announced in July, and Bruins are on five of them. Four UCLA football players were slated as players in contention for 2019-2020 awards. Rising redshirt senior running back Joshua Kelley was the only Bruin named to two watchlists – the Maxwell Award for college football player of the […]
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Former women’s basketball player works to redefine herself outside of the sport
Almost everyone has a rehearsed way they introduce themselves when they meet someone new. It’s those few words that follow a person’s name and explain what they do – a job, a major, a sport. For Chrissy Baird, those words were, “I play basketball at UCLA.” Until she didn’t. “I was meeting all these new […]
UCLA women’s soccer looks to step up game with addition of All-American defender
The Bruins added Lucy Parker at the right time. UCLA women’s soccer announced the transfer of the junior All-American defender from LSU on June 25, and though Parker didn’t travel with the Bruins to Naples, Italy, for the World University Games, she will be eligible for the 2019 season. Of the 11 incoming freshmen set […]
UCLA Spirit Squad director dismissed following Title IX investigation
This post was updated June 14 at 4:26 p.m. The UCLA Spirit Squad director was dismissed following a Title IX investigation of her role in allowing a donor to escort UCLA dance team members to a sexually explicit Las Vegas show in November, according to the Orange County Register. Mollie Vehling, who oversaw the UCLA […]
After US wins Women’s World Cup, equal pay and sponsorship debate is reignited
Mallory Pugh posted a sponsored Instagram photo of her and the other former Bruins on the United States Soccer Women’s National Team – Sam Mewis and Abby Dahlkemper – the day before the U.S. took on Spain in the FIFA Women’s World Cup round of 16. Ten days later, Nike reported that USWNT home jerseys […]
Former Bruins face top competitors, fall short at beach volleyball world championship
Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes trailed the No. 1-seeded German pair of Chantal Laboureur and Sandra Ittlinger – which had the home-court advantage – 18-14 in the second set. If they had dropped three more points, they would have been eliminated. The former Bruin and former Trojan, respectively, won seven of the next eight points […]
UCLA men’s and women’s soccer teams announce 2019 season schedules
The Bruins will return to Wallis Annenberg Stadium for the field’s second season after both UCLA women’s and men’s soccer made the transition from Drake Stadium. UCLA women’s soccer will host nine games as a part of the Bruins’ 19-game regular season schedule released Wednesday. Reigning national champion Florida State and Florida will visit Westwood […]