Thursday, May 15

Former men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo to plead guilty to racketeering charges

Jorge Salcedo, the former UCLA men’s soccer coach who resigned following his involvement in the 2019 college admission bribery scheme, will plead guilty to conspiring to commit racketeering, according to a plea agreement released Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo will plead guilty to conspiring to commit racketeering, according to a plea agreement unsealed Tuesday. Salcedo resigned in March 2019 following the initial charges and a first-round exit in the 2018 NCAA tournament. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


NCAA grants additional year of eligibility to spring-sport athletes

A handful of Bruins will get a second chance. The NCAA’s Division I Council voted to allow schools to grant an extra year of eligibility to certain student-athletes whose seasons were affected by COVID-19 on Monday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball is one of 11 teams in Westwood that will be able to grant an extra year of eligibility to its student-athletes for the 2021 spring season. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


NCAA grants spring athletes additional eligibility following canceled season

Division I athletes participating in spring sports will be granted additional collegiate eligibility, according to an NCAA statement released Friday. The statement said the Division I Council Coordination Committee agreed to extend eligibility relief to spring sport athletes to make up for the 2020 season that was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...

Photo: The NCAA canceled the remainder of all winter and spring sporting events for the 2020 season, as national concerns regarding the coronavirus continue to grow. As compensation, the Division I Council Coordination Committee has allowed spring athletes extra collegiate eligibility. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


NCAA cancels championships, UCLA suspends team events in coronavirus response

This post was updated March 12 at 7:23 p.m. All 2020 national championships for winter and spring sports will be canceled because of the coronavirus concerns, according to an NCAA statement released Thursday. Read more...

Photo: 2020 NCAA championships for winter and spring sports will not take place due to safety concerns sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. UCLA men’s and women’s basketball are among the affected Bruin teams. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Fans no longer allowed to attend March Madness, Pac-12 tournaments

This post was updated March 11 at 7:39 p.m. This year’s March Madness is going to be quieter than usual. All men’s and women’s basketball NCAA tournament games will be held with essential staff and limited family members only because of the outbreak of COVID-19, meaning no fans will be in attendance to watch UCLA men’s and women’s basketball’s postseason runs this season. Read more...

Photo: Fans will not be permitted into men’s and women’s basketball national tournament games following an NCAA statement in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo illustration by Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA Athletics restricts all home games to ‘essential personnel’

UCLA home games will be restricted to “essential personnel” until April 10 at the earliest, UCLA Athletics said in a statement Tuesday. The announcement follows UCLA’s decision to move classes online until April 10 in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, or coronavirus. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Athletics announced its home matches will be limited to essential personnel in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)



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