Wednesday, July 8

Q&A: Leigh Steinberg talks of his experiences in the sports agency industry

In his 40 years as a sports agent, Leigh Steinberg has represented eight No. 1 overall NFL draft picks. His client list includes Troy Aikman, Drew Bledsoe, Steve Young, Warren Moon and Ben Roethlisberger, among others. Read more...

Photo: Former sports agent Leigh Steinberg, who attended UCLA from 1966-67, has had a storied career that included representation of eight different NFL No. 1 overall draft picks. (Courtesy of Leigh Steinberg)


Junior Katy Campbell brings nationals experience to the UCLA swim team

There’s a U.S. national champion and member of the U.S. national team in the pool for the UCLA swim team. Over two months ago, junior Katy Campbell surprised at the meet by scratching into the finals – finishing just outside the final eight, but a swimmer scratched out – and winning the 1500 meter freestyle championships at the Phillips 66 National Championship from lane eight, the worst possible lane. Read more...

Photo: Over two months ago, junior Katy Campbell surprised at the meet by scratching into the Finals – finishing just outside the final eight, but a swimmer scratched out – and winning the 1500 Freestyle championships at the Phillips 66 National Championships from lane eight, the worst possible lane. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Men’s water polo gears up for Stanford, UCSB matchups

The No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team is preparing for this weekend’s matchups with No. 3 Stanford and No. 8 UC Santa Barbara against the backdrop of a long history of excellent water polo from all three schools, especially Stanford and UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Junior utility Danny McClintick said that playing in a storied program like UCLA men’s water polo is an honor every day. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Marcus Rios rewarded with coach Jim Mora’s first ever ‘game ball’

For almost two and a half years at UCLA – a span of 33 games before Saturday – coach Jim Mora never once handed out a ‘game ball.’ Again and again, situations that might have warranted one arose, yet the act never came to fruition. Read more...

Photo: A year and a half ago, redshirt sophomore defensive back Marcus Rios (9) was battling for his life against a deadly fungal infection. On Saturday, he became the first-ever recipient of a Jim Mora ‘game ball’ at UCLA, after reeling in the game-clinching interception at Cal. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s soccer stretches field with explosive freshmen forwards

This past weekend, the UCLA men’s soccer offense had a different look to it. First, there was the new starting forward combination of athletic freshmen Seyi Adekoya and Abu Danladi, which the team couldn’t utilize for the first month of the season because of injuries Danladi sustained. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Seyi Adekoya is part of a two-forward duo with Abu Danladi, which coach Jorge Salcedo calls one of the most athletic in the country. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)


Bo Knows: Despite Bruins’ miscues, this season is still salvageable

I had a bit of a weird feeling after the conclusion of UCLA’s 36-34 win over Cal Saturday, an uncertainty over how to feel about the game. Read more...

Photo: Although UCLA has had several nail-biting finishes in its five wins this season, a lot of why the scoreline was so close was because of mistakes the Bruins made rather than their opponents’ doing. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)