Last Tuesday, I felt like I was on top of the world. There I was, sitting in my friend’s two-bed closet in Dykstra, staring out the window at my immaculate view of a lone pine tree and readying myself for the seven-month roller coaster known as NBA season. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward TJ Leaf is one of UCLA’s two top-20 recruits. In the Bruins’ trip to Australia this summer, Leaf scored 34 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in three games. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With Enrique “Kiké” Hernández striking out to kick off the ninth inning, the magnitude of the situation finally hit me – the Dodgers weren’t going to pull it off. Read more...
Photo: For the fourth straight year, the Dodgers won the division over the rival Giants. The Boys-in-Blue were eliminated by the Cubs 4-2 in the NLCS. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession. While I’d love to take credit for this – hello professors – I won’t. Read more...
Photo: Men’s basketball coach Steve Alford signed a $18.2 million contract that expires after the 2019-2020 season. He stands to make more than $2.7 million this year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Dear Donald Trump, I’m a sports writer, so I never thought I’d be writing anything about you this year, but here we are. This weekend, I was in Tempe, Arizona covering the UCLA football team’s dismal loss to ASU. Read more...
Photo: Presidential nominee Donald Trump came under fire this weekend for lewd comments he made in 2005. Although Trump dismissed it as “locker room talk,” critics from both parties as well as athletes said the Republican candidate’s words described sexual assault. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr)
The worst thing Saturday night wasn’t that UCLA lost to Stanford. It was that a horde of students started chanting “I believe that we will win!” with about four minutes left in the game. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s The Den grew louder and louder as the Bruins inched closer to an upset of No.7 Stanford. But the raucous crowd distracted quarterback Josh Rosen and prevented him from communicating with his offensive line. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
My teammates and I went to the Kap7 NorCal Invitational every year when I was in high school. On the day that would turn out to be my last high school water polo game, our team went to Berkeley to see the Big Splash – the annual rivalry game between Cal and Stanford. Read more...
Photo: Men’s water polo has been cruising for a long time, and more people need to hop on board, says assistant Sports editor Michael Hull. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Along with new faces, new classes and new opportunities, the start of the school year brings about the beginning of Division I athletics. This year’s Daily Bruin Sports editors will square off to state their case on which team they’re the most hyped about for this upcoming year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball finished 15-17 (6-12 Pac-12) last season but welcomed the No. 9 recruiting class in the nation while returning four starters and multiple key contributors off the bench. (Daily Bruin file photo)
