Thursday, May 7

Bruins to play for West Division All-Star Team in Cape Cod Baseball League

The Cape Cod Baseball League is approaching its All-Star break, but a couple of Bruins won’t be getting too much time off. Two UCLA baseball players, rising juniors pitcher Ryan Garcia and outfielder Jeremy Ydens, were named to the CCBL West Division All-Star Team last week. Read more...

Photo: Jeremy Ydens was the leadoff hitter for the Bruins for the second half of the season and now holds that role for his summer team, the Wareham Gatemen. Ydens was named a Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star last week. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)


Bruin soccer to break in new stadium with challenging seasons, many home games

Both Bruins soccer squads are moving into a new home at the Wallis Annenberg Stadium next season and will have the opportunity to welcome the new field with successful seasons. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s and women’s soccer will be moving to the Wallis Annenberg Stadium next season and will face challenging schedules in their new home and across the country, facing defending champions and top-ranked opposition. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)



Alumni basketball team Sons of Westwood advances to second round after 90-65 win

Tyrone Nash was lounging at home when he received a last-minute phone call to join the team. “I was like, ‘Yeah definitely, I’ll come support, just don’t tell Notre Dame,’” said the former forward of the Fighting Irish. Read more...

Photo: Former Notre Dame forward Tyrone Nash logged 17 points on 8-of-8 shooting. Nash was previously on the Notre Dame alumni team, which was the championship team of The Basketball Tournament in 2014. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruin alumni reunite as ‘Sons of Westwood,’ shoot for $2M prize in TBT 2018

It didn’t take long for Grant Kitani to miss Bruin basketball. “I just missed being part of the UCLA family and being around UCLA basketball in general,” said Kitani, the former UCLA men’s basketball manager. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA guard Malcolm Lee averaged 13.1 points and 3.1 points his senior season. Lee will join six other UCLA alumni on Sons of Westwood in The Basketball Tournament on Saturday. (Courtesy of Robert Casillas/SCNG)



Hong’s Huddle: Men’s water polo team will need to fill in gaps left by graduated seniors

As temperatures shoot up, the Bruins are ready to heat up too. The heat wave of Los Angeles County hit 117 degrees Friday – a warm welcome for UCLA men’s water polo, which will be striving for UCLA’s 117th NCAA championship this fall. Read more...

Photo: Coach Adam Wright will be working with another young squad this upcoming season. UCLA men’s water polo had 10 freshmen on last year’s roster and graduated seven seniors. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)