Seventeen million views and counting. Saturday against Utah, senior Sophina DeJesus wove high-level tumbling with iconic hip-hop moves to vault UCLA into the lead and narrowly beat its conference rivals by .025. She also captured the attention of thousands of fans and made headlines on numerous news outlets including BuzzFeed, Elle, New York Daily News, […]
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Women deserve respect both in game and on the sidelines
The Panther and Bronco offenses weren’t the only appalling thing that happened during Super Bowl Sunday. Three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Swin Cash, empathizing with Cam Newton’s less-than-stellar press conference after his Super Bowl loss, stated that the NFL MVP would learn to compose himself with more seasons and experience under his […]
UCLA gymnastics triumphs over Utah with thrilling comeback routines
In another wire-to-wire meet for the gymnastics team, the outcome came down to the final floor routine. No. 7 Utah (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12) led for nearly the entire two-hour meet Saturday, but No. 5 UCLA gymnastics (3-2, 2-1 Pac-12) reclaimed the lead when it mattered most, snapping a six-meet losing streak against the two-time defending […]
UCLA gymnastics balances recovery with preparation for upcoming meet
No one escaped the injury bug that struck UCLA gymnastics – not even Coach Valorie Kondos Field. Unhampered by healing stitches and a wrapped right foot, Kondos Field continued to direct her practices this week efficiently and with urgency, ushering gymnasts from event to event. The long-time coach looked to keep her No. 5 UCLA […]
No. 5 gymnastics to take on reigning NCAA champions No. 3 Florida
One Southeastern Conference heavyweight down, one more to go. After upsetting then-No. 3 Alabama Sunday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA gymnastics began preparing to face an even deeper and more heralded program. On Friday afternoon, the No. 5 Bruins take on the No. 3 Florida Gators, who have claimed the past three NCAA titles, in […]
No. 6 gymnastics to vault into 2016 season with No. 3 Alabama matchup
Looking to jump right into one of the toughest gymnastics schedules in the country, six-time champion No. 6 UCLA will host a top-10 matchup Sunday afternoon when fellow six-time champion No. 3 Alabama rolls into Pauley Pavilion for the teams’ season-opening meet. The Bruins will face elite programs all season long, as the Crimson Tide […]
Men’s soccer ends 2015 with season punctuated by highs and lows
As the clock dwindled down Sunday night in Seattle, the Bruins found themselves in familiar situation: fighting to get back into a match after a defensive miscue gave up a goal in the first half. But UCLA men’s soccer (11-9-1) couldn’t pull off one last comeback, falling 1-0 to No. 11 Seattle University (18-3-1) and […]