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Features, Softball, Sports

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January 18, 12:59 am

Softball’s history in the Olympics and its legacy in inspiring others

Softball’s introduction into the 1996 Olympic Games proved to be a massive moment for the sport. “We had reached that pinnacle of athletics, and that’s being an Olympic sport, and getting onto the mainstream where we’re in the talks with soccer and women’s basketball,” said UCLA associate head coach Lisa Fernandez. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball’s Lisa Fernandez, now an associate head softball coach (left) and previously a utility from 1990-1993 (right), stands in the stadium in her two roles. (From left to right: Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor and Courtesy from UCLA Athletics)

Features, Sports

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January 18, 12:49 am

The athletic trainers behind the success of UCLA sports teams

The number 121 echoes with significance in Westwood. It’s tied to the tireless work of Bruin players and coaches alike. But on the periphery of the spotlight lies a dimmer constituent, the ones anchoring UCLA’s winning engine – athletic trainers. Read more...

Photo: Members of the UCLA baseball program are pictured in the dugout watching the game. Included in the staff are students in the Sports Medicine Internship Program, who are on hand to help treat athletes. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)

Features, Sports, Women's Volleyball

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November 28, 2:52 pm

Kat Lutz endeavors to spread adoption awareness and importance, dismantle stigma

This post was updated Nov. 28 at 9:00 p.m. Drawing a family tree doesn’t typically invoke much thought for an eight-year-old. However, the elementary school activity triggered intrigue and emotion for Kat Lutz. Read more...

Photo: Kat Lutz stands between her mom, Lisa Lutz (left), and dad, Stephen Lutz (right). Kat was adopted in 2006 in Russia, after which she moved to San Diego where she grew up. (Courtesy of Lutz family)

Features, Football, Sports

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November 16, 10:00 pm

West Point to Westwood: Anthony Adkins embraces search for larger purpose

“Duty,” “honor” and “country” adorn the logo of the United States Military Academy as words meant to guide the school’s cadets. Anthony Adkins was one of them, drawn to Army West Point for the value of the education he would receive and the opportunity that the academy provided. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior running back Anthony Adkins carries the ball against North Carolina Central. Against the Eagles, Adkins recorded 96 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)

Features, Men's Water Polo, Sports

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November 13, 11:32 am

‘A special connection’: Examining UCLA men’s water polo’s sibling duos

This post was updated Nov. 14 at 10:47 p.m. Daily Bruin reporter Ava Abrishamchian spoke with UCLA men’s water polo’s three sets of brothers about the transition from siblings to teammates in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: From left to right: Redshirt freshman center Brett Honaker, graduate student goalkeeper Chase Honaker, redshirt senior attacker Jack Larsen, redshirt freshman utility Ben Larsen, freshman utility Ben Liechty and redshirt sophomore center Eli Liechty represent three sets of brothers on UCLA men’s water polo. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)

Features, Sports, Women's Basketball

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November 5, 11:47 pm

Lauren Betts: UCLA women’s basketball’s missing piece in quest for Pac-12 title

UCLA women’s basketball suited up to play in the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years. Its time in the sun swiftly ended, however, after facing a formidable opponent: coach Dawn Staley’s South Carolina. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore center Lauren Betts is pictured holding the basketball at her hip. Betts – standing at 6-foot-7 – is the tallest UCLA women’s basketball player in 9 years. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)


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