The New York Times – Sports:
The Bruins are having their best recent season on the field, yet attendance is falling rapidly. Free tickets haven’t helped, and the athletic department’s balance sheet has suffered.
Category: University of California, Los Angeles
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Female College Athletes Say Pressure to Cut Body Fat Is Toxic
The New York Times – Sports:
Several women in track and field said their mental health spiraled as they skipped meals to be leaner at the urging of coaches and peers.
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Greg Lee, a Key Member of Two U.C.L.A. Title-Winners, Dies at 70
The New York Times – Sports:
A master of the assist, he played alongside Bill Walton and Jamaal Wilkes on teams that John Wooden led to the N.C.A.A. championship in 1972 and 1973.
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California Regents Hear Out Pac-12 on Whether to Block U.C.L.A.’s Move to Big Ten
The New York Times – Sports:
The leaders of the sprawling University of California educational system are considering whether they should halt the move by U.C.L.A.
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Keyshawn Johnson Wants the N.F.L. to Remember Its ‘Forgotten Four’
The New York Times – Sports:
The former Pro Bowl receiver lobbied Pro Football’s Hall of Fame to honor Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Bill Willis and Marion Motley, the four Black players who reintegrated the league in 1946.
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Keyshawn Johnson Wants the N.F.L. to Remember Its ‘Forgotten Four’
The New York Times – Sports:
The former Pro Bowl receiver lobbied Pro Football’s Hall of Fame to honor Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Bill Willis and Marion Motley, the four Black players who reintegrated the league in 1946.
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Pac-12 Commissioner Keeps It Professional, but Pointed, After Defections
The New York Times – Sports:
George Kliavkoff, the Pac-12 commissioner, said the move by U.C.L.A. and U.S.C. to leave the conference for the Big Ten was a money grab that sold out athletes.
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In College Sports, the Power Five May Become the Power Two
The New York Times – Sports:
The Big Ten and the SEC are consolidating power. The rest of college sports, some fear, could become a muddle.
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Marina Goldovskaya, 80, Dies; Filmmaker Documented Russian Life
The New York Times – Film:
In about 30 documentaries she looked at the people and history of her homeland, some of it brutally dark.