Barbecues light up a Pasadena golf course, blue and gold banners line the street and fans file into the Rose Bowl for UCLA’s first football game of the season. Read more...
Photo: Nearly 300 people are a part of UCLA’s marching band, which consists of 10 sections made up by the different instruments. The band takes part in band camp prior to the start of football season, during which they practice their routines and participate in bonding activities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
There was UCLA, Purdue, Florida State, Pittsburgh, Houston and Yale apparel scattered throughout the loud, dimly lit Mexican restaurant. Nearly 30 college baseball players – along with an entire coaching staff, training staff and front office – were all crammed into the front room of El Mariachi, a popular restaurant in downtown Wareham, Massachusetts. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Garcia – one of four UCLA baseball players on the Wareham Gatemen – pitched two playoff gems en route to a Cape Cod Baseball League championship. Garcia, Jeremy Ydens, Ryan Kreidler and Jack Ralston all made the trip to Massachusetts to play in the most prestigious summer ball league this year. (Abraham Ramirez/Daily Bruin)
Daniel Amaral grew up admiring – as many boys do – his father. And like many of his former UCLA baseball teammates, he also grew up admiring a major league baseball player. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA outfielder Daniel Amaral continued his family’s tradition of playing ball at UCLA, looking to his father Rich Amaral and his older brother Beau Amaral for guidance on and off the field. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins have always boasted a strong resume in Pauley Pavilion and at the Rose Bowl – but a new wave of competition is coming to campus in the form of online card battles. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Blue fell to Penn State in the Tespa Collegiate Hearthstone Championship final. The UCLA players, Shawn Footitt, Riley Dunne and Andrew Piro, walked away with $6,000 in scholarship money. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Onegai shimasu – “Please let me train with you.” Two players face each other and bow, wearing Bogu with their Shinais in hand – a Kendo match begins. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Kendo competes in tournaments in Southern California and across the country and has consistently shown strength in recent years. The club’s co-founder, Nathan Makino, said Kendo has become like a brand that maintains a strong reputation year after year. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 11 at 11:00 p.m. A week before flying to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lauren Fendrick reached out to Sarah Sponcil, offering her an opportunity to train together. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA indoor volleyball player Lauren Fendrick competed with rising senior Sarah Sponcil at the 2018 AVP Open in Austin, Texas. (Courtesy of Robert Beck)
Garrett Mitchell has been compared to Lonzo Ball and Myles Jack for good reason – he’s one of the best baseball recruits ever to come to UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Savage said he was glad to get a chance to work with freshman right fielder Garrett Mitchell this year, who Savage praised for his speed – both in the field and on the basepaths – as well as his potential at the plate moving forward. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
