Tuesday, May 5

Baseball finishes weekend home sweep of Arizona, defends No. 1 spot in nation

With Ryan Garcia finally back to full strength, the Bruins rode his arm to victory. No. 1 UCLA baseball (17-4, 5-1 Pac-12) completed the sweep against Arizona (13-10, 2-4) with a 3-1 victory Sunday after 10-5 and 12-10 wins in the previous two games. Read more...

Photo: Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia struck out eight batters in 7 1/3 innings in his first weekend start of 2019. Garcia’s ERA this season is now 1.20. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


Diver brings home program’s first NCAA individual title at championships

Maria Polyakova is an NCAA champion. The redshirt senior led No. 20 UCLA swim and dive (8-3, 4-3 Pac-12) at the NCAA Championships this past week in Austin, Texas, taking home the individual title in the 3-meter to become the program’s first-ever individual diving national champion. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Maria Polyakova won the NCAA title in the 3-meter at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. Polyakova is the program’s first-ever individual diving national champion. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Propelled by sophomore star, track and field breaks records at Aztec Invitational

The Bruins’ results from this weekend were headlined by one thrower in particular. UCLA track and field sent 12 throwers and five pole vaulters to compete at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego this weekend. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore thrower Alyssa Wilson has posted nine first-place finishes so far this season, adding three to her total after her performances at the Aztec Invitational this weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Gymnastics wins second straight Pac-12 title, posts highest national score of season

This post was updated March 23 at 9:09 p.m. WEST VALLEY CITY, Ut. — The Bruins are Pac-12 Champions – again. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (9-1, 7-0 Pac-12) won the Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships in West Valley City, Utah, on Saturday night for the second straight year. Read more...

Photo: Junior Kyla Ross and senior Katelyn Ohashi both scored perfect 10s on floor exercise to clinch the Pac-12 championship for UCLA gymnastics Saturday night. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Women’s basketball takes down Tennessee 89-77 to move to second round of NCAA play

This post was updated March 23 at 1:40 p.m. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Lindsey Corsaro got elbowed, stuffed some tissues in for her bloody nose and ran back onto the court. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman guard Lindsey Corsaro notched a career-high 18 points to go along with four rebounds and four assists in her first NCAA tournament game, helping UCLA women’s basketball defeat Tennessee and advance to the second round. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball to kick off NCAA tournament on the road against Tennessee

The Bruins may be on the road, but they still made time to get their nails done together before the Big Dance. “Being a good road team is really hard,” said coach Cori Close. Read more...

Photo: After hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament the last three years, No. 6 seed UCLA women’s basketball will take on No. 11 seed Tennessee in the First Round in College Park, Maryland, on Saturday. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Athletics director speaks on bribery scheme, explains admissions process

UCLA Athletics director Dan Guerrero issued a statement Friday concerning the involvement of UCLA Athletics in the bribery scheme admitting students to universities as student-athletes. According to court records released on March 12, UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was one of many allegedly involved in the scheme, which included the facilitation of cheating on college entrance exams. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Athletics director Dan Guerrero said in a statement Friday that the athletics department is reviewing its admissions process to avoid similar issues to the bribery scheme in the future. (Daily Bruin file photo)