Wednesday, May 6

UCLA football hopes to tame Berkeley blues, grab first win of season

The Bruins have one more opportunity to pick up a win before the halfway point of the season, but coach Chip Kelly is not feeling any added pressure. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior defensive back Adarius Pickett will return home to the Bay Area when UCLA visits California on Saturday. Pickett is averaging 12.2 tackles per game this season, which is the most of any Bruin and second in the Pac-12 overall. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s water polo aims to win third straight MPSF Invitational

The Bruins have won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Invitational in each of the past two seasons. “I think the biggest thing about this weekend is that we’re going to really see where were at,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior goalkeeper Alex Wolf has 65 saves on the season so far. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo will face Santa Clara on the first day of the MPSF Invitational Friday afternoon. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Around the League: Pac-12 soccer teams, women’s volleyball find their places in top-25 NCAA ranks

Women’s soccer Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor The Pac-12 occupies top spots in the NCAA women’s soccer rankings. The conference features five teams in the top 25 of the women’s soccer rankings, with Stanford (12-0-1, 5-0-0 Pac-12) and USC (11-1-1, 4-1-0) occupying the No. Read more...

Photo: (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Training camp raises cross country to higher altitudes in early meets

In the weeks leading into the academic year, UCLA cross country runners were given the chance to train like professional athletes. Every year, the team engages in a three-week training camp at Mammoth Lakes, California, for a chance to train at altitude. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Christina Rice finished 92nd at the 2017 NCAA West Regionals with a time of 21:33:00 for the 6K. She competed in the 6K at the Pac-12 championships and the Roy Griak Invitational. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Women’s volleyball snuffs out Sun Devils for second straight sweep

The Bruins now have 1,300 program wins. No. 20 UCLA women’s volleyball (9-5, 4-3 Pac-12) swept No. 25 Arizona State (13-6, 4-3) on Wednesday night. This is the Bruins’ second straight sweep, as they also beat the Oregon State Beavers in three sets Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Mac May led the Bruins in their win over the Sun Devils on Wednesday night, recording 13 kills, four aces and one block. May currently leads UCLA on the season with 190 total kills. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)



UCLA football shows improvement on offense by revamping passing game

For the first time all season, the Bruins broke the 21-point threshold. UCLA football (0-5, 0-2 Pac-12) averaged 17 points per game through its first four games, but against No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Demetric Felton has five receptions for 93 yards over UCLA football’s last two games. The wideout has run routes in the slot – as well as outside the numbers – for coach Chip Kelly’s offense. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)