Sunday, July 26

Men’s volleyball heads for Honolulu to challenge longtime rivals

The most fans UCLA saw at home this season was 1,363 – in a matchup against then-No. 1 Ohio State. When UCLA men’s volleyball last visited Hawaii two years ago, 4,350 fans filled the stands. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside hitter JT Hatch and No. 2 UCLA will travel to Hawai’i to face another undefeated team. The Rainbow Warriors are tied for third in the nation, along with the defending national champion, the Ohio State Buckeyes. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis preps for indoor games with key players back in lineup

UCLA women’s tennis team survived against UCSB, but will be relieved to have No. 16 sophomore Ena Shibahara and No. 76 junior Alaina Miller back in the lineup after overcoming illnesses. Read more...

Photo: Junior Alaina Miller will return to compete for the UCLA women’s tennis team in the ITA Kick Off Weekend starting Friday. The event will be held in Lexington, Kentucky, and the winner of the four-team bracket will earn a spot in the National Indoor Championship. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)


Swim and dive takes on 2 undefeated challengers in dual meets

UCLA swimming and diving will come together this weekend to take on two Pac-12 dual meets – one against Stanford and another against California. The Bruins (5-3, 2-2 Pac-12) will face the No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swimming and diving will host two top-10 Pac-12 opponents this weekend – No. 3 Stanford and No. 5 California. This will be the first time since October that the swimming team will compete at home. (Andrew Arifin/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo sees success by maintaining team’s consistency

UCLA women’s water polo has snagged five wins this season, and it hasn’t just been because of Olympians such as Maddie Musselman. “I think everyone played a part in multiple facets of the game and in different positions and different plays,” said sophomore attacker Musselman. Read more...

Photo: Only five games into the 2018 season, nine UCLA women’s water polo players have already scored at least three goals after two weekends of play. The Bruins have used these early season games as an opportunity to give a variety of athletes playing experience before the schedule starts to heat up toward the middle and end of the year. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA men’s basketball’s losing streak attributed to weak defense

Bill Walton called his alma mater’s basketball team soft in the middle of a nationally televised drubbing last weekend. It was an assessment that UCLA coach Steve Alford agreed with. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball will welcome California to Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night for the second matchup between the two teams this season. In their first meeting, the Bruins caught fire for a season-high 107 points en route to the 23-point road victory. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Angus’ Beef: UCLA has one shot to remain superior over Stanford in men’s basketball

Stanford is better than UCLA at a lot of things. The Cardinal have long been ranked above the Bruins academically, but at least UCLA could claim athletic superiority – until December. Read more...

Photo: Since the class of 2018 started college, Stanford has won 13 NCAA championships while UCLA has only won three. The Cardinal have a chance to sweep the Bruins in basketball for the season Saturday. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


The Rundown: Jan. 25

Eric Filia, baseball UCLA baseball will host its alumni game this weekend, but one of its alumni is struggling to stay out of trouble. Former Bruin outfielder Eric Filia will serve a 50-game suspension to start the 2018 season due to a second positive test for a drug of abuse, which Major League Baseball classifies as a recreational drug such as marijuana, cocaine or a stimulant such as amphetamines. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman Grace Glenn earned Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honors after a 9.95 performance on balance beam in UCLA’s win over Arizona on Saturday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)