Tuesday, May 5

Softball returns home for last nonconference tournament of season

After three weeks, the Bruins are back home. No. 2 UCLA softball (17-1) will conclude tournament play this weekend with the UCLA/Long Beach State Invitational, its fifth nonconference tournament of the 2019 season. Read more...

Photo: Freshman catcher Colleen Sullivan is hitting .222 on the year, having recorded six hits and four RBIs this season. Sullivan also hit a home run for the Bruins in only her second collegiate game against Hawai’i on Feb. 8. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis opens conference play against Utah away from home

UCLA will start Pac-12 play on the road. No. 20 UCLA men’s tennis (5-4) will travel to Salt Lake City to face off against Utah (12-3) on Friday in its Pac-12 season opener. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Mathew Tsolakyan made his ITA singles ranking debut this week at No. 106 in the ITA rankings. Tsolakyan most recently defeated Grand Canyon’s Lucas Grego at No. 4 singles. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Buffaloes stampede past Bruins, bypass them in Pac-12 standings

This post was updated March 7 at 10:31 p.m. The Bruins failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity. UCLA men’s basketball (16-14, 9-8 Pac-12) had a chance to cement itself as a top-four seed in the conference at Colorado (18-11, 9-8) on Thursday night, but the Bruins fell to the Buffaloes 93-68. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes led UCLA men’s basketball in scoring with 19 points in the Bruins’ loss to Colorado on Thursday night. The loss was UCLA’s second to Colorado in as many months. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Despite rocky start, men’s basketball brings Colorado’s lead to 37-27 at half

The Bruins’ road trip didn’t get off to the best start Thursday night. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) trails Colorado (17-11, 8-8) 37-27 at the break after shooting just 33.3 percent from the floor in the first half. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands scored 10 points in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s contest against Colorado on Thursday night. The Bruins trail the Buffaloes 37-27 at the break. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Women’s basketball prepares for first Pac-12 tournament game against Arizona State

Cori Close said the warmup for the big dance starts Friday. “As much as we want to win the conference tournament, that’s not what we’re preparing for,” the coach said. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere – who was named to the all-conference team on Tuesday – will compete in her second Pac-12 Tournament with UCLA women’s basketball on Friday in Las Vegas. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)


Following injuries to key players, men’s volleyball sees development of young bench

Injuries have allowed the Bruins’ young bench to gain experience. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (14-4, 6-0 MPSF) defeated all its conference opponents in the first half of conference play to remain atop the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore outside hitter and setter Sam Kobrine has recorded 23 kills in UCLA men’s volleyball’s last two matches against Pepperdine and Grand Canyon. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)