UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw demands one thing from his players at the service line – give it your best swing. At the end of last season, poor serving proved to be one of the factors that lead to the Bruins’ exit from the NCAA Tournament. Thus, from early in the season, serving has […]
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Bruin legend DeShaun Foster returns to football as running backs coach
The question was whether Bolu Olorunfunmi had watched DeShaun Foster’s college film, but the junior running back responded by dropping even deeper knowledge about the Bruins’ new running backs coach. “I’ve seen high school film – I know he holds the California state record for rushing,” Olorunfunmi said of Foster. “I don’t want to seem […]
Men’s track and field debuts top athletes at invitational
After UCLA men’s track and field soared to 12th in the national rankings last week, this weekend was meant to be a breather. The team didn’t roll out its A 4×100 relay team, sophomore sprinter Rai Benjamin, freshman jumper Isaiah Holmes in the high jump – for which he’s ranked in the top 10 nationally […]
Men’s volleyball falls to Hawai’i in close four-set match
UCLA men’s volleyball had 11 set points in the first set but couldn’t close it out. The No. 6 Bruins (17-9, 10-8 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) eventually fell Saturday to the No. 4 Rainbow Warriors (24-4, 14-4) in four sets on senior night. Hawaii took the first set 41-39, marking UCLA’s highest-scoring set since a […]
UCLA prepares for second Hawai’i game after streak-breaking loss
Despite its recent momentum, the UCLA men’s volleyball team failed to beat Hawai’i and clinch the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. The No. 6 Bruins (17-8, 10-7 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell 1-3 to the No. 4 Rainbow Warriors (23-4, 13-4) in the John Wooden Center on Friday. The two teams will play […]
UCLA softball ready to fend off Oregon’s bid to break record
Oregon Ducks softball has a chance to set a new NCAA softball record for most wins to start a season Friday at Easton Stadium. UCLA head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez has a different idea. “I want to sweep them,” Inouye-Perez said. One way or another, a record will be broken this weekend. Either No. 2 Oregon […]
Wang’s Word: NBA should not be done with one-and-done rule
D’Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz. All three NBA players were – or in Fultz’s case, will be – highly touted high school recruits and top-two NBA draft picks after spending only one year in college. But what also sets them apart from their one-and-done brethren is that none of them played on an […]