Wednesday, May 6

UCLA football hope to snag first place in Pac-12 South in game against Utah

The Bruins will be facing a new challenge under the Friday night lights this week. No. 23 Utah (5-2, 3-2 Pac-12) is next up on the slate for UCLA football (2-5, 0-2), the first of three ranked opponents the Bruins have remaining on their schedule. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore safety Quentin Lake has played in all seven games for UCLA football this season. The defensive back from Mater Dei High School has one tackle for a loss in 2018 and recorded his first career interception against Arizona. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Wang’s Word: UCLA’s in the running but quarterbacks can’t hang with Pac-12 leaders

Nowadays, it doesn’t take much to be in contention for the Pac-12 South title. The first-place team has never won the division before, the second-place team’s top two quarterbacks are hurt and the third-place team’s best player by far is injured indefinitely. Read more...

Photo: Freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson left Saturday’s game with an injury. Thompson-Robinson has 1,176 passing yards and six passing touchdowns in five starts for UCLA this season. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA quarterback, football legacy Austin Burton stays ready behind the scenes

Austin Burton has football in his blood. In 1960, his grandfather, Ron Burton, was the first ever draft pick of the Boston Patriots. His father, Steve Burton, played quarterback for Northwestern from 1982-1984. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman quarterback Austin Burton has been a backup for UCLA football for two seasons. His father, Steve Burton, and grandfather, Ron Burton, both played football at Northwestern. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)


Shutout in Seattle ends four-game win streak for men’s soccer

In a match that mirrored the first meeting between the Bruins and Huskies, goals were hard to come by. UCLA men’s soccer (9-5, 4-2 Pac-12) snapped its four-game win streak with a 2-0 loss against Washington (9-7, 4-4) on a rainy Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior defender Matthew Powell has started in all 14 games for UCLA men’s soccer this season. He scored against Omaha on Sept. 12 but has not recorded a goal in the nine games since. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Battle of the Editors: Some fall sports might fall short in postseason competitions

The fall seasons are wrapping up in Westwood, and NCAA tournaments are looming. The Daily Bruin Sports editors all shared their takes on how far they think UCLA will go in the five sports that have postseason games this quarter. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


Cross country hopes to leave opponents in the dust at Pac-12 championships

UCLA cross country will begin championship season this weekend. Assistant coach Devin Elizondo said the Bruins have been increasing the intensity of their training over the last two weeks in preparation for the Pac-12 championships in Stanford, California, on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Colin Burke finished in 30th place at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals on Oct. 13. Burke was the second member of UCLA cross country to finish the White 8K, with a time of 24:19.1. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Women’s golf slips in ranks after recent tournament, look to improve weaknesses

The Bruins have been dethroned. Following a season-worst, ninth-place finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate, No. 6 UCLA women’s golf has fallen from its previous top ranking. Read more...

Photo: Junior Clare Legaspi finished in 45th place at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, UCLA women’s golf’s first tournament of the year. She has posted back-to-back top-20 finishes since then. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)