Wednesday, August 19

In the news:

Four key factors: UCLA vs. Arizona State

On Saturday, No. 7 UCLA was upset on its home field by an unranked Arizona State team. Below are the four key factors that led to the Sun Devils pulling off the huge win over the Bruins. Read more...

Photo: Arizona State running back Kalen Ballage (No. 9) gets carried into the end zone for a 23-yard rushing touchdown to put ASU up 38-23 with 45 seconds to go. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Third-quarter collapse dooms Bruins in Sun Devil loss

It was a small miracle that UCLA entered the third quarter Saturday within striking distance of its opponents. The first half was a miserable one for the Bruin offense, smothered by a combination of Arizona State’s solidity and its own miscues. Read more...

Photo: Arizona State wide receiver D. J. Foster puts up a pitchfork after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA suffers first loss of season in 38-23 defeat to ASU

Senior receiver Jordan Payton had simple advice for Josh Rosen when he took over the starting quarterback spot this season: “Don’t crash the Ferrari.” By the time the final buzzer sounded at the Rose Bowl Saturday, the sports car was badly scratched after barely suffering a single ding for the first four games. Read more...

Photo: Junior receiver Thomas Duarte catches his second touchdown pass of the game in the fourth quarter. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Halftime report card: UCLA vs ASU

No. 7 UCLA currently trails unranked Arizona State, 15-10, at halftime. Here’s a recap of how each position group performed for the Bruins in the first half. Read more...

Photo: Quarterback Josh Rosen dodges a tackle during the first quarter. Rosen was sacked twice in the first half. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Claire-ification: NCAA needs to value student-athletes’ work, not just their worth

College athletes have long been considered amateurs due to the lack of pay provided for their work. Since January, this standing has been cast into doubt as an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA made major developments in the lives of student athletes, allowing them to receive larger stipends toward living costs. Read more...

Photo: Senior Caleb Benenoch criticized the NCAA last month for not providing athletes with enough money to pay rent. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s soccer drops first Pac-12 match since 2012

It’s been almost three years since the UCLA women’s soccer team was defeated by a Pac-12 team. The last six minutes of Thursday’s match also marked the first conference loss of coach Amanda Cromwell’s UCLA career, as the unranked Bruins fell to the Washington Huskies 2-1, once again failing to win three consecutive games this season. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Kourtney Konkol-Mroczkowski scored her first goal of the season Thursday in a 2-1 loss to Washington. UCLA dropped to 1-1-0 in Pac-12 play after the ball deflected off a Bruin defender with six minutes left to play. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)