UCLA forward Danesha Adams, who suffered a neck injury Sunday against Santa Clara, was released from the hospital Monday morning and apparently will be just fine. Adams sustained a mild concussion after she was undercut by a defender and tumbled headfirst into the ground, but X-rays showed no structural damage to either her neck or […]
Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg
W. soccer: Injury inspires team to victory
Flat on her back, surrounded by a horde of trainers and coaches, UCLA freshman forward Danesha Adams had only one thing on her mind. Adams, who sustained a neck injury in the 83rd minute of the No. 7 Bruins’ 1-0 overtime victory over Santa Clara Sunday and left the field in an ambulance, pleaded with […]
Dominant victory awelcome change
It wasn’t perfect. Too many errant passes, too many drops and too many missed tackles for that. But UCLA did something Saturday that it hasn’t done very often since Karl Dorrell took over as head coach last year. It won convincingly. And that itself is encouraging. The Bruins, who won just one game by more […]
[Football insert]: Taylor’s rocky past can be forgotten
Junior Taylor says he’s not about to let this opportunity slip through his fingers. And that’s good to hear. Of course if you’ve been watching Taylor the past two-plus seasons, you already know he’s not exactly the most sure-handed receiver. But Taylor, now a junior, has a chance to put the past behind him. The […]
W. soccer: Streaking Bruins finally get healthy
All things considered, UCLA women’s soccer coach Jill Ellis couldn’t be happier heading into the final weekend before Pac-10 play begins. Injuries, graduation, and national team duties have ravaged the Bruins’ roster. Yet UCLA (6-2) has shut out three consecutive playoff teams, and appears to finally be getting healthier as it prepares to host Utah […]
M. basketball: Walcott transfers to Grand Canyon
Faced with the possibility of his playing time dwindling further this season, UCLA reserve guard Ryan Walcott announced Thursday that he intends to transfer to Grand Canyon University, a Division II school in his hometown of Phoenix, Ariz. Walcott, who will be a part-time student at Grand Canyon this year and then compete for the […]
Soccer going through “˜a rebuilding year’
Brandishing a wide smile and about two dozen foot-long wooden rods, UCLA women’s soccer coach Jill Ellis arrived at practice one morning last month determined to deliver a message. Gathering her team together, she snapped one stick. Then another. Finally she challenged every member of the team to break the whole lot of them at […]