2015 is the year when the cracks in the glass ceiling for women in professional sports are starting to grow. But even as the barriers to progress begin to erode, the imposing history and magnitude of opposition mean very few women in sports receive the opportunity to contribute to the evolution. Read more...
Photo: Former softball standout Jessica Mendoza made history as the first woman analyst to cover an MLB playoff game this fall. (Matt Folsom)
The UCLA women’s soccer team has been challenged on and off the field this season. Last weekend, the Bruins dominated then-No. 15 Arizona 5-1 Friday night and managed a tie with unranked Arizona State Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Taylor Smith was suspended last week for violating team policies, causing her to miss UCLA’s matchup with Arizona State. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As night fell upon the championship game at the Kap7 SoCal Invitational Sunday, the Bruins found themselves in an uncharacteristic early deficit. A trio of Trojan goals in the opening minutes of the game invigorated the USC bench, and the mass of Trojan fans across the pool stood on their feet and roared. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Ryder Roberts scored four goals in No.1 UCLA’s victory over No. 2 USC last weekend, a win that made a case for the Bruins as the nation’s best team and also Roberts as one of the nation’s best players. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Senior forward Tony Parker was one of 20 players named to the Malone Award Watch List Tuesday, kicking off the preseason awards for UCLA men’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Tony Parker was named to the Malone Award Watch List, which honors the best power forwards in the NCAA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Another Sunday, another smile. Nolan Dickson knows it’s coming. For now, he and Ferdinand Edman are at the back of the pack. But it won’t be long before Edman changes that. Read more...
Photo: Junior cross country and track runner Ferdinand Edman hopes to compete in the 1500-meter at next summer’s Olympic Games for his home country of Norway. Edman was set back in the spring by a stress fracture in his tibia, which forced him to miss the outdoor track season. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
For 60 minutes, the shots sailed around the goal, hitting the crossbar or being swatted away by swarming Aztec defenders. Then the floodgates opened. After an hour of watching its chances narrowly miss, the UCLA men’s soccer team (6-5-0, 2-1-0) finally capitalized – not just once, but four times – and routed San Diego State (5-4-2, 0-3-0) 4-0 for its second straight conference win. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Stephen Payne converted a 75th-minute penalty kick – which he earned himself – on Monday night for the first goal of his UCLA career in the Bruins’ 4-0 victory over San Diego State. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA men’s golf team is experimenting with younger players, trying to minimize rookie mistakes before the spring season, when all competitions lead up to the NCAA championships. Read more...
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