The opening ceremony of the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games was filled with joy and excitement in a stadium filled with thousands of spectators and athletes. Read more...
Sports
Baseball, Sports
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July 27, 7:37 am
Bruin baseball outfielder sees summer league as learning experience
Brett Stephens struggled in his first summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League, the nation’s premier collegiate summer baseball league. In 78 at-bats for the Orleans Firebirds last year, the UCLA outfielder hit just .192 with 19 strikeouts. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior Brett Stephens is spending his summer with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. This is the outfielder’s second year in a row in the prestigious league. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Sports, Westwood
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July 27, 7:34 am
Bruins greet runners carrying Special Olympics torch through Westwood
Athletes from different countries joined together to run the Special Olympics torch toward a crowd of 100 spectators, UCLA marching band members and Spirit Squad members who welcomed the group with a rendition of UCLA’s fight song. Read more...
Photo: A group of runners, including athletes and law enforcement officers, carried the Special Olympics torch toward a crowd of about 100 people in Westwood Village on Thursday afternoon. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Men's Water Polo, Sports, Women's Basketball, Women's Water Polo
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July 27, 7:24 am
Graphic: Bruins strike gold
Three current UCLA athletes traveled to Toronto in mid-July for the 2015 Pan American Games. Over the course of 15 games, the Bruin representatives went undefeated, eventually capturing gold for their countries. Read more...
Sports, Women's Volleyball
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July 27, 7:23 am
Former UCLA volleyball player brings deadly kills to US national team
It seemed like a tall order for Karsta Lowe. It was less than a year after the outside hitter completed a four-year run at UCLA that she managed to land an unexpected spot with the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Karsta Lowe goes for the kill in her first match with the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team. The recent graduate helped the Americans clinch the FIVB World Grand Prix title this past weekend. (Courtesy of USA Volleyball)
Sports
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July 27, 7:23 am
Special Olympics World Summer Games Opening Ceremony honors bravery
When the 165 delegations of athletes walked into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday night they weren’t holding their nations’ flags. Instead, they were holding each other, walking hand in hand, raising their arms, reaching up. Read more...
Photo: Cuban Special Olympics athletes Lilianni Salgado and Darianny Urtado hand off the torch to USA Special Olympics athlete Destiny Sanchez. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin Senior Staff)
Men's Soccer, Sports, Sports Columns
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July 27, 7:23 am
Battle of the Editors: Summer Edition
In this summer edition, Daily Bruin Sports editors discuss some of the top storylines of 2015. Steven Gerrard recently signed an 18-month contract with the LA Galaxy for a reported $9 million – one of the largest in Major League Soccer history. Read more...