Seyi Adekoya’s touch failed him as he approached the Oregon State 18-yard box. The ball got away from the freshman forward, bouncing through defenders into the right side of the box. It seemed like another wasted attack for the Bruins – until junior forward Larry Ndjock pounced on the loose ball and sent it tumbling […]
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UCLA women’s soccer secures shutout wins against OSU, Oregon
The location of UCLA women’s soccer games over the weekend might’ve been only about an hour’s drive apart, but how each game played out couldn’t have been more distant. The No. 1 Bruins opened the weekend with a 3-0 win on Friday night against the Oregon State Beavers (0-14-3, 0-8-0 Pac-12), courtesy of three goals […]
UCLA women’s soccer hits the road after stretch of home games
For the first time in three weeks, the women’s soccer team shifted Thursday’s practice up by an hour. It was just one of the few accommodations the team had to make for a road trip to Oregon after three weeks of home games. “The road’s for sure a different aspect, but this team is great […]
McKinley stabilizes previously shaky defensive line unit
Takkarist McKinley shot off the edge of the line, sprinted a few yards, then dove. The sophomore defensive end came up just short. Cal’s punter Cole Leininger just got his kick away ahead of McKinley’s outstretched arms, drawing a collective sigh of relief from the Golden Bears’ faithful in Memorial Stadium last Saturday. It was […]
Q&A: Leigh Steinberg talks of his experiences in the sports agency industry
In his 40 years as a sports agent, Leigh Steinberg has represented eight No. 1 overall NFL draft picks. His client list includes Troy Aikman, Drew Bledsoe, Steve Young, Warren Moon and Ben Roethlisberger, among others. Steinberg, who attended UCLA for the 1966-67 school year, is also considered the inspiration for the 1996 Tom Cruise […]
UCLA men’s soccer stretches field with explosive freshmen forwards
This past weekend, the UCLA men’s soccer offense had a different look to it. First, there was the new starting forward combination of athletic freshmen Seyi Adekoya and Abu Danladi, which the team couldn’t utilize for the first month of the season because of injuries Danladi sustained. In its debut on Thursday, the new lineup […]
UCLA Medical Center holds drill testing preparation for Ebola scenario
Officials at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center said they are prepared to treat a potential patient with the Ebola virus at the hospital, following a drill Friday simulating the scenario. The drill was planned to test how prepared the hospital staff would be if the disease spread to Los Angeles, said Robert Kim-Farley, an […]