Friday, May 8

Swimming and diving places sixth at Pac-12 Championships

Junior diver Eloise Belanger competed in three events at the Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships and left with two first-place finishes. Belanger took the top spot in both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions, making her the second ever UCLA diver to do so. Read more...

Photo: Junior diver Eloise Belanger placed first in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events at the Pac-12 Championships. The Bruins finished sixth overall. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball finishes last road game with another loss to Colorado

UCLA’s game against Colorado was a microcosm of the Bruins’ NCAA tournament hopes. Even though the Bruins (19-10, 10-7 Pac-12) tried prolonging the game by fouling the Buffaloes (16-13, 8-9) and forcing them to make free throws, the end result was never really in doubt. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Aaron Holiday led the Bruins with 21 points in their third consecutive road loss. (Keila Mayberry, Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s tennis victorious in weekend games against Fresno State, Cal

The Bruins clinched back-to-back games over the weekend without dropping a single point. After blanking unranked Fresno State (3-6) on Friday, No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis (8-2) defeated No. Read more...

Photo: No. 11 Ena Shibahara won in singles against California to help the Bruins stay unbeaten for the weekend. The sophomore and her partner, junior Alaina Miller, also clinched the doubles point for UCLA in Saturday’s match. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Former Bruin competes for US men’s bobsled team at Pyeongchang Olympics

Former Bruin track and field athlete Carlo Valdes competed for the United States Olympic team in the bobsled Friday at the Olympic Sliding Centre in the Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster. Read more...

Photo: UCLA almunus Carlo Valdes is the first ever former Bruin track and field athlete to compete in a Winter Olympics. His four-man bobsled team competes on the last day of competition at the Olympic Sliding Centre in the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster. (Courtesy of Emily Jensen/USOC)


Track and field teams claim top-five places in MPSF Indoor Championships

The Bruins entered the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships in Seattle this weekend with a number of athletes poised to individually qualify for nationals. While the results are still out on whose indoor season will continue, the Bruins posted standout performances across the board, including four first-place finishes. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore distance runner Riley Kelly was a part of the men’s distance medley relay team that won its event at the MPSF Indoor Championships this weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s basketball finishes regular season with 78-71 OT win against Utah

It was only fitting for the senior trio to come up clutch. Guard Jordin Canada, forward Monique Billings and guard Kelli Hayes scored 11 of UCLA’s 13 overtime points in their senior day and final regular season game at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball took down Utah in its third overtime contest in its last four games Saturday. Senior forward Monique Billings led the way on senior day, recording a team-high 24 points and 10 rebounds. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball faces season’s first defeat in second game against Baylor

The Bruins could not hang on to a lead Saturday afternoon. No. 12 UCLA baseball (5-1) fell to Baylor (3-2) after blowing a pair of two-run leads at Jackie Robinson Stadium, 8-6. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball let multiple two-run leads slip away in an 8-6 loss to Baylor on Saturday afternoon. Junior outfielder Daniel Amaral reached base in three of his four at-bats and homered in the first. (Abraham Ramirez/Daily Bruin)