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April 20, 11:27 pm

Injury-ridden seasons finally behind UCLA baseball, 4 pitchers back on the mound

Josh Alger came in to shut the door in the Bruins’ 18-2 victory Feb. 15. But it was probably unclear for many in the stands why sophomore catcher Blake Balsz gave the redshirt junior right-hander a long embrace – or why past and present Bruins flooded social media with words for Alger – after a routine relief appearance in an early-season blowout. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior right-hander Josh Alger follows through on his motion at Jackie Robinson Stadium. After a myriad of injuries kept him off the mound since his senior year of high school, Alger had to wait till his fourth season at UCLA to make his collegiate debut, which came Feb. 15. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)

Features, Football, Sports

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April 12, 4:57 pm

‘Bigger than football’: Transfer Mikey Matthews resets tone for receivers’ room

Mikey Matthews didn’t walk into the Bruins’ receiver room looking to ease in. The first thing on his to-do list was to give his group one command. Read more...

Photo: Wide receiver Mikey Matthews – who transferred from California to UCLA on Dec. 28 – catches the ball in a game against Oregon State last season. The sophomore has emerged as a leader on and off the field for UCLA’s receiver corps. (Courtesy of Cal Athletics)

Features, Sports, Women's Basketball

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March 17, 10:58 pm

Cori Close emphasizes mental conditioning in coaching UCLA women’s basketball

Fans can see talent as soon as an athlete steps on the court. Sometimes, supporters can even imagine the hard work a player endures. But what people never see is the mental conditioning athletes undergo en route to success. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close speaks to graduate student forward Angela Dugalic on the sideline. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)

Features, Gymnastics, Sports

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February 20, 12:30 am

‘Part of something bigger’: Authenticity has fueled Frida Esparza’s rise to the top

Frida Esparza mostly wears black and gray. She loves Metallica. And when the graduate student was a sophomore, she rocked pink hair in the fall before swapping it out for a bright, pastel blue dye job in the spring. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Frida Esparza shreds the national anthem on her electric guitar Friday in Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


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