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)
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)
The Bruins won for the first time ever at Zuma Beach in record-breaking fashion. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (10-0, 1-0 Pac-12) swept No. 3 Pepperdine (6-2) 5-0 in Malibu, California, on Wednesday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Lindsey Sparks played her second consecutive dual on court five alongside senior Izzy Carey. The duo swept Pepperdine’s Nikki Lyons and Katie Gavin to put UCLA beach volleyball up 3-0 to eventually clinch the dual victory 5-0. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins have one last road trip to prove they’re worthy of a first-round bye. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) will head out on the road to face Colorado (17-11, 8-8) Thursday night before rounding out the regular season at Utah (15-13, 9-7) Saturday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball interim coach Murry Bartow said the Bruins are feeling confident about where they are heading towards the postseason. UCLA has two more games remaining on its regular season schedule. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Despite their age, the Bruins’ starting rotation is ranked among the best in the country. No. 2 UCLA baseball (9-2) came into this season fresh off a 2018 pitching campaign in which it ranked within the nation’s top 10 for ERA and WHIP – walks and hits per inning pitched. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Jesse Bergin owns a 2-0 record in his three starts for UCLA baseball this season. Bergin has a 0.51 ERA and is tossing 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
FootballSam Connon, assistant Sports editor Two Bruins got one step closer to the NFL last weekend. Tight end Caleb Wilson and offensive tackle Andre James competed in the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Read more...
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The Bruins are back on the gridiron. UCLA football held its first of 14 spring practice sessions Tuesday morning, and sophomore cornerback Darnay Holmes said the team is fired up to be back on the field following a long offseason. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore cornerback Darnay Holmes said UCLA football’s offseason was the toughest he has experienced in three seasons with the team. Holmes recorded 48 tackles and three interceptions for the Bruins in 2018. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
