Rising redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins was named to the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the top running back in college football, on Thursday. Perkins, who led the Pac-12 in rushing last year with 1,575 yards and was named Offensive MVP of the Alamo Bowl, is one of […]
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Bruin Thomas Welsh to compete on USA Men’s U19 World Championship Team
Men’s basketball assistant coach Ed Schilling has worked with countless NBA players. But to him, none of the two-decades-worth of elite athletes he has coached at the high school, college, and professional levels have matched Thomas Welsh’s work ethic. “If there’s a better, more coachable young man in college basketball, I sure haven’t seen him,” […]
Men’s tennis coach Billy Martin named to UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
Men’s tennis coach Billy Martin was one of eight Bruins elected to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on Wednesday. The 58-year-old Martin, who reached as high as No. 32 in the world singles rankings as a player, has compiled a 499-106 record in 22 years as UCLA’s coach, including a national championship in 2005. […]
FAST Fashion at UCLA
FAST at UCLA put on a student fashion show at the Ackerman Grand Ballroom Friday. The ballroom was transformed into a glitzy, glamorous showcase of latest student-designed styles.
UCLA men’s tennis’ top players fall out of first round of NCAA singles play
Sophomore Mackie McDonald and senior Dennis Mkrtchian were each eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tennis singles tournament Wednesday. McDonald, the nation’s No. 3 singles player, was upset 6-0, 6-2 in the first round of the NCAA tennis singles tournament Wednesday by Texas’ Lloyd Glasspool, ranked No. 42 in the country. McDonald was […]
UCLA Sports Medicine Internship Program helps student find her calling
Stephanie Chou said she knew she wanted to choose a profession where she could help people. But until a specific T-shirt caught her eye on the way back from class, she was unsure what that profession would be. The T-shirt read “UCLA Sports Medicine.” Chou headed back to her dorm and entered the phrase into […]
Top-ranked Oklahoma knocks UCLA out of NCAA championship
The impossible seemed possible for about an hour Thursday in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. After No. 1 Oklahoma stormed out to a 3-0 lead, consecutive wins on the top-three singles courts brought the No. 16 UCLA men’s tennis team back to a 3-3 tie, with sophomore Joe Di Giulio in a battle for […]