The final play of Fan Appreciation Day was perhaps the one the fans appreciated the most. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen stepped up in the pocket and flung a bomb downfield to redshirt junior receiver Jordan Lasley, streaking behind the secondary for a touchdown of over 50 yards. Read more...
Photo: Coach Jim Mora said junior quarterback Josh Rosen has been displaying more comfort and confidence under center so far this year. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For two straight practices, UCLA football’s defense outplayed the offense and earned the privilege of running around the field afterward. A large part of its success is because of Jaelan Phillips. Read more...
Photo: Defensive end Jaelan Phillips didn’t waste much time before making an impression. The true freshman was a constant presence in the backfield at UCLA’s first practice in pads Saturday. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
LA 2024 knew it couldn’t bring every member of the International Olympic Committee to UCLA. So it brought UCLA to the IOC. LA 2024 – which, following a deal with the committee, is now LA 2028 – gave a presentation at IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland last month and brought a virtual reality video with it. Read more...
Photo: A virtual reality video fit perfectly into LA 2028’s brand because the bid made an effort to show that Los Angeles is a place where technology and creativity come together to create engaging, entertaining content, said LA 2028 director of marketing Matt Rohmer. (Courtesy of Jaunt Studios)
Out of all 22 varsity teams at UCLA, women’s soccer is the first to get back into action after the summer. “It’s kind of a cool thing to know that we have to set the tone for all the sports here,” said coach Amanda Cromwell. Read more...
Photo: Jessie Fleming is one of three co-captains for the ninth-ranked Bruins this upcoming season. UCLA will host two matches at Drake Stadium to start the season Friday and Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated August 15 at 4:53 p.m. UCLA football fans will be able to watch the first two weeks of fall camp, but they’ll have to do it from a distance. Read more...
Photo: Here’s a look at Spaulding Field from the top of Parking Lot 8, which is the closest fans will be able to get to the action this year. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
The women’s senior national team is almost a year removed from its record Olympic run in Rio de Janeiro, but the offensive firepower and defensive grit that made a handful of Bruins gold medalists was on full display once again in Budapest, Hungary. Read more...
Photo: UCLA rising sophomore Maddie Musselman helped the senior USA women’s national water polo team win its second straight FINA World Championship after defeating Spain 13-6 in the final. Musselman was named tournament MVP.(Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Hurdler Rai Benjamin is yet another example of a worrying trend at Drake Stadium. The rising sophomore recently announced halfway through his stunning collegiate track and field career that he will be transferring from UCLA to USC. Read more...
Photo: The 2017 outdoor track and field season was then-freshman Rai Benjamin’s first full season as a Bruin but it was also his last – despite being one of UCLA’s highest ranked sprinters. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
