Eliav Appelbaum

Los Angeles

Sports Editor at The Acorn

journalist / previous stops @TheAcornSports, @indystar, @bozchron, @vacareporter / Proud American, proud Jew 🇺🇸 🇮🇱

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Agoura’s Mia Gomez brings big swings and a smile to championship-minded team

1 week ago | dailynews.com | Eliav Appelbaum

Agoura player Mia Gomez at bat against Thousand Oaks in a Marmonte League game in Agoura Hills on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) PUBLISHED: May 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM PDTAgoura player Mia Gomez and her teammates celebrate a run scored by Amaya Del Olmo against Thousand Oaks during a Marmonte League game in Agoura Hills on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Two major UCLA football changes on the horizon

2 weeks ago | dailynews.com | Eliav Appelbaum

The UCLA offense runs out during Friday Night Lights spring practice April 18, 2025, at Drake Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG) UPDATED: May 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM PDTThe world was dark, and then lights flickered to life in the Wasserman Football Center. DeShaun Foster sprinted into the room for his press conference. From the windows to the walls, the earth shook. The podium rocked, the tape recorders hummed.
Two major UCLA football changes on the horizon

2 weeks ago | sgvtribune.com | Eliav Appelbaum

The world was dark, and then lights flickered to life in the Wasserman Football Center. DeShaun Foster sprinted into the room for his press conference. From the windows to the walls, the earth shook. The podium rocked, the tape recorders hummed. If Foster was carrying a pigskin, he could still stiff-arm any adversary into the Rose Bowl dirt of ignominy.
UCLA defensive line still a work in progress as spring practice continues

2 weeks ago | dailynews.com | Eliav Appelbaum

Head coach DeShaun Foster of the UCLA Bruins during UCLA football Friday Night Lights spring practice at Drake Stadium on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG) UPDATED: April 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM PDTLOS ANGELES — The Bruins don’t have battle scars yet, but they already look different. A month ago, UCLA’s football team opened spring camp with 95 players. Seventy players donned pads during Tuesday’s practice.
UCLA defensive line still a work in progress as spring practice continues

2 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Eliav Appelbaum

UCLA defensive line still a work in progress as spring practice continues Cole Cogshell and Jewelous "Juju" Walls are getting spring reps, but UCLA also likely to look for portal help
UCLA’s DeShaun Foster recalls ‘pretty cool’ NFL draft experience

3 weeks ago | dailynews.com | Eliav Appelbaum

UCLA head coach DeShaun Foster speaks during the Bruins’ Friday Night Lights spring practice Friday, April 18, 2025, at Drake Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG) UPDATED: April 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM PDTThe head coach, excited for the Bruins' hopefuls on the day the NFL draft starts, was fortunate to be selected by the team in the city where he was born Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here.
UCLA’s DeShaun Foster recalls ‘pretty cool’ NFL draft experience

3 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Eliav Appelbaum

The head coach, excited for the Bruins' NFL hopefuls, was selected by the team in the city where he was born
UCLA's DeShaun Foster recalls 'pretty cool' NFL draft experience

3 weeks ago | pasadenastarnews.com | Eliav Appelbaum

DeShaun Foster entered the Wasserman Football Center auditorium with a little extra bounce in his sneakers. The UCLA football head coach looked at his wristwatch - the digital clock above him ticked 7:56 a.m. - and said aloud, "We're starting early today," before sprinting down the stairs to the podium for his press conference. Thursday was not just the 11th spring practice for the Bruins. It was the first day of the NFL draft, and there was unmistakable enthusiasm in Foster's voice.
UCLA’s DeShaun Foster: Nico Iamaleava ‘is something we couldn’t pass up’

3 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Eliav Appelbaum

'You want to play big-time ball. You want to have haters. You want all this stuff,' the coach says of adding the QB
UCLA’s DeShaun Foster: Nico Iamaleava ‘is something we couldn’t pass up’

3 weeks ago | dailynews.com | Eliav Appelbaum

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava warms up for Tennessee prior to a game against Kentucky on Nov. 2, 2024, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images) UPDATED: April 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM PDTThe Bruins are not in the 5-and-7 business. They’re in the win-now business, win-at-all-costs business, win because even in Los Angeles, there isn’t quite enough room in the city for two great college football teams.