This post was updated May 18 at 11:08 p.m. The summer after Blake Arnet’s first season with UCLA men’s basketball, his life took a different turn. Read more...
Photo: Blake Arnet (right) – the founder of Dunk MS – poses for a picture at last year’s event. The charity dunk show will return to the John Wooden Center on Saturday. (Courtesy of Heather Cleaves)
This post was updated May 2 at 10:07 p.m. Raised by two collegiate athletes, Merrick McHenry had his pick of sports. As his father, Metrick McHenry, played football at Texas Tech and his mother, Jennifer McHenry, played volleyball for the Red Raiders, Merrick was born into an athletic, sports-loving bloodline. Read more...
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This post was updated May 4 at 10:31 p.m. The final buzzer sounded at 8:10 p.m. as UCLA women’s basketball stunned No. 1 seed Stanford in a Pac-12 tournament semifinal comeback. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s club basketball senior forward and scout player Jonny Garnett completes a passing drill with UCLA women’s basketball freshman forward Christeen Iwaula. Garnett led the UCLA men’s club basketball team to its first national championship in program history and earned tournament MVP. (Courtesy of UCLA men’s club basketball)
This post was updated May 2 at 9:55 p.m. From playing on the beaches of Orange County to representing his nation at the Pan-American Cup, Andrew Rowan always knew he would be a Bruin. Read more...
Photo: Andrew Rowan is pictured. The setter has had a breakout freshman season after starting volleyball just a few years ago. (Photos by Alice Yang/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Helen Quach/Assistant Design director)
After starting classes in winter quarter and missing out on an orientation, a number of athletes relied on their teammates’ support to adjust to college life. Read more...
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Emily Bessoir is coming off the greatest stretch of her collegiate career. After draining five 3-pointers in UCLA’s Pac-12 tournament opener to help the Bruins survive and advance, she went off for 18 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds to secure her first career double-double and lead her team to an upset victory. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Emily Bessoir crosses over at center court. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated March 14 at 9:34 p.m. Emma Malabuyo admitted she was an introvert in elite gymnastics. “You had to keep your emotions in this box, and so I was very serious all the time,” Malabuyo said. Read more...
Photo: (Photo by Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Ayumi Bergan/Daily Bruin)
