The 1972 Munich Olympics is one of the most infamous sporting events in history – but in throws coach John Frazier’s case, the legacy it left wasn’t all bad. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Frazier has been the throws coach for track and field since 2013, but his life as a Bruin has been longer than these past five years. He was an All-American shot-putter at UCLA, and after coaching stints at eight different schools, he returned to Westwood. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
Men’s basketballGabriel McCarthy, Daily Bruin reporter Former UCLA men’s basketball’s point guard Lonzo Ball was named to the NBA All-Rookie second team for the 2017-2018 season. Read more...
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The Bruins’ pitching staff was plagued with injuries all season, forcing inexperienced pitchers into major roles from the bullpen. No. 19 UCLA baseball (36-19, 19-11 Pac-12) lost three potential starting pitchers over the course of the season, leading coach John Savage to reach into his bullpen to find three new starters in freshman Zach Pettway, sophomore Ryan Garcia and redshirt sophomore Jack Ralston. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore reliever Kyle Mora has stepped up for the Bruins in 2018. The right-hander had just four appearances as a freshman last year, but this season, he came out of the bullpen and pitched in 18 games, recording a 1.69 ERA with a 0.154 batting average against. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)
For the 28th time in program history, the Bruins have made it to the Women’s College World Series. The first opponent for No. 3 seed UCLA softball (56-5) will be No. Read more...
Photo: Junior infielder Brianna Tautalafua has eight home runs and 35 RBIs this season. She will make her third consecutive appearance in the Women’s College World Series on Thursday. (Liz Ketchman/Daily Bruin)
It’s all hands on deck for the Bruins next season. One day after rising sophomore guard Kris Wilkes announced his return to UCLA men’s basketball, rising sophomores guard Jaylen Hands and forward Cody Riley followed suit and withdrew from the 2018 NBA Draft. Read more...
Photo: With Jaylen Hands’ and Cody Riley’s announcements to withdraw from the NBA Draft, the Bruins will bring back five of their six 2017 recruits for next season. The deadline to withdraw is Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
The Pac-12 is well represented in this year’s edition of the Women’s College World Series, as half of the field is made up of teams from the Conference of Champions. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins will make their fourth consecutive appearance in the Women’s College World Series this year, but they won’t be the only team to represent the Pac-12. In fact, four teams from the conference of champions make up the WCWS field. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA cheerleading team met for its first practice of 2015 shortly after the new year. “It was the practice after Christmas break, so we had all been drinking and eating cookies and doing Christmas things,” said a 2014-16 UCLA cheerleader who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Read more...
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