As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full swing, with many Bruins representing. Each week during the summer, Daily Bruin Sports will look at the standout performances of UCLA alumni, current athletes and future stars as we count down the days until fall. Read more...
Photo: Rising senior Aadarsh Tripathi follows through on a backhand during a match. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 26 at 10:50 p.m. While every season celebrates its star, it also gives rise to unexpected standouts. Whether through breakout performances or quiet consistency, several Bruins made the leap from role players to program cornerstones. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Aday Mara puts up a hook shot in a game against North Carolina. Though he transferred to Michigan at the end of the 2024-2025 season, Mara was a centerpiece in UCLA men’s basketball’s rotations this past year. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo Editor)
This post was updated May 22 at 11:11 p.m. With just softball and baseball remaining in the postseason hunt, UCLA’s first year in the Big Ten is nearly in the books. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s water polo stand around coach Adam Wright on the side of the pool. The Bruins’ 2025 season came to a close after a loss in the NCAA semifinal to the Trojans. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated March 13 at 12:29 a.m. Tucker Lepley joins an elite group of Bruins who have won the MLS Cup. And he did it in record time. Read more...
Photo: (Shimi Goldberger/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s soccer graduate student defender Nicholas Cavallo was drafted in the third round as the 88th overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft by the New York City Football Club. Cavallo spent 2024 in Westwood, where he started in all of UCLA’s contests, notching one goal and two assists while playing primarily as an outside back. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student defender Nicholas Cavallo is featured running and scanning the field at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The defender earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors and notched one goal and two assists in 2024. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
With Vermont crowned Division I men’s soccer national champions and the 2024 season officially coming to a close, Assistant Sports editor Connor Dullinger gives his five main takeaways from the UCLA men’s soccer 2024 season. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior forward Jose Contell dribbles the ball in the attacking third at Wallis Annenberg Stadium in the round of the 2024 NCAA tournament. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 23 at 5:59 p.m. A sudden death overtime goal in the first round of the NCAA tournament marked the end of the Bruins’ inaugural season in the Big Ten. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s soccer sit on the field after a 1-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara to mark the end of its season. The Bruins went 7-5-6 overall in their inaugural season in the Big Ten. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
