The past couple of seasons have been challenging for Joshua Kelley. The redshirt junior running back sat out last year after transferring from UC Davis, and he didn’t see the field for a single snap in UCLA’s third game of this season. Despite it all, he remained upbeat, working his way through every practice and […]
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Meghan Scudero balances roles to prove both the pen and the soccer ball are mighty
Meghan Scudero grew up wanting to become the president someday, but that was before she committed to play Division I soccer. Fast forward two years: The junior transferred to UCLA to become a writer. “When I was applying to schools to transfer back out, I had no idea whether I was going to play (soccer) […]
Women’s basketball guard Japreece Dean transferred to UCLA in search of victory
Japreece Dean was tired of losing. The former Texas Tech sophomore guard was 5 feet, 6 inches on a good day. But while she always set high standards for herself, she still wasn’t satisfied. So she decided it was time for a change. “The first thing that I thought about when each school called was […]
Five-star recruit Moses Brown looms on court as both scorer, defender
This post was updated Nov. 9 at 3:17 p.m. When Moses Brown got to campus in June, he measured in at 7-foot-1-inch. Then he grew another inch. “I don’t think he’s ever stopped, to be honest with you,” said Brown’s high school coach, Michael McCleary. Brown has been the tallest player on the court ever […]
Water polo player Jake Cavano hones his craft on the pottery wheel and in the pool
As Jake Cavano walked out of the Broad Art Center, he stopped by the lab technician’s office to ask about taking a class: ceramics. The UCLA men’s water polo freshman attacker said that after experiencing the wheel for the first time as a Bruin, he remembered how peaceful it was to throw a block of […]
UCLA quarterback, football legacy Austin Burton stays ready behind the scenes
Austin Burton has football in his blood. In 1960, his grandfather, Ron Burton, was the first ever draft pick of the Boston Patriots. His father, Steve Burton, played quarterback for Northwestern from 1982-1984. He is now the sports anchor for the local CBS news network in Austin’s home state of Massachusetts. The redshirt freshman quarterback […]
Former UCLA basketball player leads 11th annual Dribble For The Cure
John Vallely and his wife held their daughter in their arms. After fighting for two and a half years, Erin died of cancer at the age of 12. Vallely – a former UCLA men’s basketball player – established Dribble for the Cure at UCLA in 2008 as a way to combine his love for the […]