Football is back in Westwood. UCLA football started its fall practices Wednesday with only 28 days until kickoff against Cincinnati. The Bruins will have 48 new faces on the practice field for the upcoming season, more than a third of the entire roster. Two wide receivers – senior Theo Howard and redshirt junior Dymond Lee […]
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4 UCLA football players in contention for 5 NCAA awards
Sixteen preseason watchlists for NCAA football were announced in July, and Bruins are on five of them. Four UCLA football players were slated as players in contention for 2019-2020 awards. Rising redshirt senior running back Joshua Kelley was the only Bruin named to two watchlists – the Maxwell Award for college football player of the […]
Local barber cuts out place in Westwood as the go-to for renowned Bruin athletes
The Rose Bowl. Pauley Pavillion. Adalberto “Albert” Duran’s station in Oakley’s Barber Shop. All have hosted some of UCLA’s most legendary athletes and coaches. Duran has been working at Oakley’s, a barbershop on Gayley Avenue in Westwood, for over 40 years and has cut the hair of widely recognized Bruin athletes and coaches such as […]
California student-athletes closer to getting paid amid NCAA, UC opposition
Senate Bill 206 is one step closer to becoming a law. The California State Assembly’s Committee on Higher Education voted unanimously with one abstention in favor of SB 206, which would give California collegiate student-athletes the ability to profit off their own likeness, on Tuesday. SB 206 – also known as the Fair Pay to […]
After US wins Women’s World Cup, equal pay and sponsorship debate is reignited
Mallory Pugh posted a sponsored Instagram photo of her and the other former Bruins on the United States Soccer Women’s National Team – Sam Mewis and Abby Dahlkemper – the day before the U.S. took on Spain in the FIFA Women’s World Cup round of 16. Ten days later, Nike reported that USWNT home jerseys […]
Rachel Garcia caps off softball season with Honda Cup, collection of accolades
Rachel Garcia finished her season at the top. The rising redshirt senior pitcher capped off UCLA softball’s championship season by being awarded the Honda Cup for the best female student-athlete of the year. Garcia won the Honda Sport Award for softball in June, which qualified her – along with 11 other athletes from each of […]
In light of Jim Mora lawsuit, criticism emerges against football coach Chip Kelly
A few former Bruins have been taking some parting shots at coach Chip Kelly. After three UCLA football alumni sued former coach Jim Mora in May for his role in their career-ending injuries, a handful of other Bruins have taken to social media to turn the conversation to Kelly. Former high school football coach and […]