When UCLA baseball coach John Savage goes to the bullpen to bring in his closer next season, he will find a familiar face taking the mound for the save. David Berg announced Friday that he will return to UCLA for his senior season, after failing to sign by Friday’s deadline with the Texas Rangers, who […]
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Q&A: Carlos Bocanegra talks the World Cup
On June 12, soccer teams from 32 different countries converged on Brazilian soil to compete in the quadrennial FIFA World Cup. After Sunday’s World Cup final, only one country, Germany, remained standing with a championship trophy in hand. The United States was one of the 31 countries that left Brazil empty-handed, as they were eliminated […]
UCLA football releases Fall Training Camp schedule
UCLA football announced its Fall Training Camp schedule Thursday afternoon. The Bruins will kick off the first of 16 practices on the campus of Cal State University, San Bernardino on Monday, Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. before returning to UCLA for the final seven practices of fall camp. In all, the slate features a mix […]
UCLA men’s basketball adds transfer, guard Jon Octeus
UCLA men’s basketball has added transfer Jon Octeus, a 6-foot-4 guard from Colorado State, as first reported by Scout.com’s Evan Daniels. A senior transfer, Octeus will be eligible to compete immediately after completing his undergraduate degree this summer. His addition is much needed for a Bruin backcourt lacking in depth. Before Octeus’ commitment, UCLA had […]
Bruins receive All-American honors at track and field NCAAs
What Natasha Kolbo came face to face with in her first trip to the NCAA outdoor track and field championships wasn’t just competition from 23 of the nation’s top pole vaulters. She had to battle a 24th factor: the elements. “During nationals (there) was a really, really strong headwind, and then it’d switch to a […]
House of Carda: Pitching improvement propels softball to new heights
Ally Carda’s work was almost complete. One out away from clinching a 10th-inning victory over Arizona on April 18, 2013, the then-sophomore pitcher delivered her pitch. Moments later, the two Arizona baserunners were able to calmly jog to home plate and win the game. Carda had allowed a walk-off home run for the second time […]
UCLA’s Yo-yo Kid has world on a string
The neon green yo-yo swings in front of Ian Johnson, looping left, right and in nearly every direction as his fingers play puppeteer. With a flick of his wrist and a few fingers, the yo-yo flies off the string and high into the air. He whips the string backwards behind his back and then forward […]