Rick Neuheisel sits at his desk, laptop before him, remote in hand, paused game tape glaring out at him from the television placed at the far end of the desk. Across from him is Brett Hundley, the now-redshirt junior quarterback who was the then-high school senior that Neuheisel recruited to be a Bruin when he […]
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Freshman Jelly Felix earns spot in softball’s starting ranks
Freshman outfielder Jelly Felix didn’t come into the season as a starter for the UCLA softball team. While two other freshmen – outfielder Gabrielle Maurice and shortstop Delaney Spaulding – began the year as starters, Felix had to work her way toward a starting position during the course of this season. “You know, (Jelly) in […]
UCLA tennis serves defeat to USC in Pac-12 championship
OJAI, Calif. — Karue Sell knew that his first serve landed just outside the service box. But with the line judge slightly delayed in making a call, Sell began to vocalize his joy anyway after what would have been the conclusion of a 2-5 comeback and straight-set match win. Sell went back to the baseline […]
UCLA softball’s Allexis Bennett leads team into California series
The UCLA softball team had to play its first 27 games of the season without its vocal leader in the outfield. Sophomore outfielder Allexis Bennett was suspended for the winter quarter because of violation of team rules, forcing her to miss all of UCLA’s 27 games during that period. “It was rough,” Bennett said after […]
Baseball steps up to offset team injuries, take on USC
UCLA baseball players want to keep the rivalry out of their heads in what could prove to be close games against USC. They want to treat this weekend like any other Pac-12 series. “We just have to come out, execute and be fired up,” said senior infielder Kevin Williams. “Not just because it’s this game […]
UCLA softball embodies ‘mission first, team always’
Before Monday’s doubleheader against Long Beach State, UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez mentioned a quote to her team. The quote came from Norman Shindle, and it reads: “A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others.” The No. 2 UCLA softball team […]
UCLA men’s tennis coach turned passion into career
Among receipts and handwritten tennis lineup drafts on Grant Chen’s desk sits a silver clock set one hour behind. Chen never did feel as if he had to punch a timecard during his many years calling the Los Angeles Tennis Center his workplace.