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Features, Sports, Women's Water Polo

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April 13, 3:10 pm

13-year-old Melissa Ponce finds lifelong friends in UCLA women’s water polo teammates

Melissa Ponce spent the day before her 13th birthday in the hospital. It was Valentine’s Day, just one day before she officially became a teenager, but Melissa was confined by the walls of a hospital room for the fifth consecutive day. Read more...

Photo: Junior center Ava Johnson, senior defender Myna Simmons, senior attacker Lexi Liebowitz, junior utility Katrina Drake, junior defender Bella Wentzel and senior attacker Roxy Wheaton (left to right) surprised 13-year-old Melissa Ponce, the newest member of UCLA women’s water polo, with a Harry Potter themed birthday. (Courtesy of Cynthia Ponce)

Features, Men's Basketball, Sports

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March 18, 12:13 pm

Men’s basketball’s Chris Smith to return to March Madness from the sidelines

Of all the Bruins who got an all-expenses-paid trip to Indiana this week, one of them won’t be taking the floor. Instead, Chris Smith will be cheering his teammates on from the bench, still recovering from the torn ACL he sustained in a home game against Utah on Dec. Read more...

Photo: After a season-ending injury on New Year’s Eve, senior guard Chris Smith has transitioned to a role from the bench for UCLA men’s basketball – coaching and cheering on his teammates as they begin their March Madness run. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)

Baseball, Club & IM Sports, Features, Gymnastics, Sports

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January 21, 3:09 pm

Gymnastics alum Rachel Luba hopes to revamp representation in baseball business

This post was updated Jan. 24 at 9:36 p.m. Rachel Luba doesn’t take the mound every fifth night or step up to the plate with the game on the line. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA gymnast and club boxer Rachel Luba has turned the sports agency landscape on its head, breaking norms and stereotypes on her way up the ladder. (Courtesy of Rachel Luba)


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