In the past week, two very different celebrity athletes from two very different arenas have had one very similar experience – at least through my eyes. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has sexual assault allegations against him stemming from a 2003 incident. (Creative Commons photo by Keith Allison via Flickr)
Sure, I was born almost exactly nine months after Super Bowl XXX – which, of all the Super Bowls, clearly has the best initials for baby-making – but my dad hates the Cowboys, who won that game 27-17 over the Steelers. Read more...
Photo: In a commercial titled “Super Bowl Babies,” the NFL featured children born nine months after the Super Bowl in the cities of the winning teams. (NFL via YouTube)
There are a few things I regret about National Signing Day. For one, I woke up at 5:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning to refresh Twitter a couple times. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s soccer coaching staff signed a star-studded group of players on National Signing Day 2016. The incoming class includes U.S. Women’s National Team standout Mal Pugh. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Back in 2008, the iPhone was just one year old, Twitter was starting to gain momentum in the social networking world and Hulu was invented. Eight years ago was also the last time Duke men’s basketball fell out of the AP Top 25 rankings. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s basketball team is on the bubble of not making the NCAA Tournament. If the Bruins are left out by the selection committee, it would be the first time since 2005. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
I don’t like National Signing Day. It’s an annual exaltation of overhyped high school kids on a nationally televised display of overinflated egos. Nonetheless, the drama captivates me every year, as I ultimately join the refresh-Twitter-every-minute obsession that sweeps the nation. Read more...
Photo: Freshman running back Soso Jamabo was one of UCLA football’s major gets last National Signing Day. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
I’ll admit I was excited. I mean, there’s really only one way to react when your university announces that it’s open to the idea of hosting a massive orgy. Read more...
Photo: It was announced on Monday that UCLA would play host to the Olympic Village in 2024 if Los Angeles were to win the bid for the Olympic Games. (Courtesy of Rich Clarkson)
The UCLA men’s basketball team knows all about the unpredictability of this year’s college basketball season. Just ask Monmouth, Washington or Washington State. More often than not, the Bruins have found themselves at the center of the madness, creating national headlines in the process. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has endured a season of inconsistency this year, but the Bruins are not alone. The unpredictability of college basketball has given a number of teams big upset wins. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
