A 5-year-old boy and his grandfather sat down together to watch a game. The television was muted, and the grandson was speaking. “My grandfather has been blind for 40 years,” said Morey Hershgordon, now a professional sports broadcaster. Read more...
Photo: Campers get to practice anchoring, debating and ranting in front of cameras in the floor lounges at Rieber Vista. They go through a rotation of speaking in groups, as well as speaking on their own. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Caleb Wilson is well-aware of the success that new UCLA offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch can bring to a tight end. Michigan’s Jake Butt flourished with Fisch as the Wolverines’ passing game coordinator the past two years, piling up a combined 97 catches for 1,200 yards. Read more...
Photo: The offensive line has been a point of focus all offseason long due to the lack of success in last year’s running game. With the start of the season approaching, UCLA still has not finalized a starting five. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ warmups went long Friday. After their opponent, San Diego State (1-1), went back to its bench to get its lineup ready, No. 9 UCLA women’s soccer (1-0) lingered on the field for a minute or so, practicing crossing the ball into the box and finishing in the corner. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Hailie Mace scored one of the Bruins’ five goals Friday. Mace said that crosses had been one of the team’s main focuses in practice, which they executed against SDSU. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For an offense that ranked second-to-last in the nation rushing yards per game last year, improvement up front was a must this offseason. Whether the unit will be better this year remains to be seen, but UCLA’s offensive line will certainly be different. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s offensive line has been a point of focus throughout the entire offseason due to its poor performance last year. As the start of the season approaches, the unit is still not completely finalized. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer finished last year with a record of 10-8-2, its worst in nine years. But this year, the Bruins welcomed seven freshmen players – nearly one-third of the men’s soccer team is brand new to Westwood. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior midfielder Brian Illoski assisted the Bruin’s first goal of the season and scored their second in a match where UCLA would tie Utah Valley 2-2. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
The commentator announced the second goal incorrectly in Sunday’s women’s soccer exhibition game, saying the person who assisted on the goal was the one who scored. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins won both of their exhibition matches this weekend, dominating CSU Bakersfield on Sunday with eight goals all scored by different players. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
UCLA track and field sent more athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships this season than it had in any year since 2004. However, 2017 hardly resembles the 20th-century glory days that saw both teams place in the top-10 – if not the top-five – nearly every year. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Avery Anderson returns to UCLA after more than two decades, not as an athlete, but as the new director track and field. (Juliette Le Saint/Illustrations director)
