Two UCLA water polo players clinched a ticket to Rio de Janeiro, USA Water Polo announced Thursday morning. Aboard the USS Midway, alumnus Josh Samuels and rising junior Alex Roelse made the 13-man roster as first time Olympians. Samuels, who played for the Bruins from 2009 to 2012, led the team to three NCAA finals. […]
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Volleyball coach John Speraw looks into past success for victory in Rio
After a top-four finish during his collegiate season, UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw now focuses on an even more daunting task – bringing home gold during the Rio 2016 Olympics. Speraw and his staff have assembled one of the youngest teams to ever compete in the Olympics. The average age of the squad comes […]
Incoming basketball recruit withdraws due to academic reasons
Incoming freshman basketball player Kobe Paras has withdrawn from UCLA “due to academic conditions of his admission not being met,” as announced by the school Wednesday morning. The point guard from the Philippines signed a letter of intent with the Bruins this past fall. The 6-foot-6 guard played high school basketball at Cathedral High School […]
Men’s tennis star Mackie McDonald to turn pro, forego senior season
Mackie McDonald reached the pinnacle of college tennis, and like many UCLA tennis greats in the past, will now try to replicate his success on the professional tour. UCLA men’s tennis announced Thursday morning on Twitter that the junior will forego his final year of NCAA eligibility. McDonald, currently ranked No. 420 in the world, […]
Bruins pitch in as US women’s water polo wins third World League title
The U.S. women’s water polo team rolled through another tune-up event heading into the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The defending gold medalists won their third consecutive World League Super Final title and their third title of the year while only dropping two matches this season. The U.S. team, led by former UCLA coach […]
Baseball seniors reflect on historic 2013 College World Series win
A group of UCLA baseball seniors sits in the locker room and thinks. The players look back to June 2013, and try to describe what it was like to win the first College World Series in school history. It takes them a few seconds, but one eventually speaks. “You try to explain it to people, […]
Tanner’s Take: It’s time the NCAA gives athletes the right to their own images
People get too caught up in the age-old debate about whether collegiate athletes should be paid or not. In reality, what we really should be discussing is whether these individuals have the rights to their own likenesses. The two are obviously related, but the second question is far more straightforward than the first and ought […]