Johnathan Franklin came to UCLA widely considered to be no more than the second- or third-best running back of UCLA’s 2008 recruiting class.
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Senior Standouts: Zakiya Bywaters
Zakiya Bywaters was a top recruit coming out of high school, ranked No. 17 by ESPN and No. 21 as a four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer, and more than lived up to the hype while a member of the UCLA women’s soccer team. As a senior, the forward starred right out of the gate, starting 23 of the 25 games and earning Pac-10 All-Freshman honors.
Four Bruins taken in Day Three of MLB Draft
After three Bruins were taken in the MLB Draft on Friday, four more UCLA baseball players have heard their names called today. Junior pitcher Adam Plutko, who many expected to be the Bruin’s top prospect, went undrafted on Friday but didn’t have to wait long today for his turn. Plutko was taken by the […]
UCLA baseball to open NCAA regional play against San Diego State
With the regular season over and the goal of winning a national championship now looming, UCLA baseball is straddling the barrier between two phases of their season. The team now finds itself in a balancing act of forgetting the past while ignoring the future.
UCLA assistant coach leads US national beach soccer team to World Cup berth
Six months after he watched UCLA’s season come crashing to a halt with a 5-2 loss to San Diego in the second round of the NCAA tournament, men’s soccer assistant coach Eddie Soto stood on a beach in the Bahamas, his feet buried in the sand.
Out of Bounds with Daily Bruin Sports – May 6, 2013
In NBA basketball, the Grizzlies defeated the Clippers, meaning that Andrew won the “You Better Be Right” pick from last week and that Kevin suffers this week’s punishment. The boys also discuss how rowing, softball, sand volleyball, and track did this past weekend and preview women’s water polo at the national championships.
Bruin baseball gaining steam in midst of final home stand
Nick Vander Tuig sat in the Bruins’ dugout during the eighth inning on Saturday, watching his team squander a three-run lead. After two hit batters and an error, Utah had cut its deficit to just one run with the tying run just 90 feet away at third base. But the junior pitcher, who was in […]