Sunday, July 26

UCLA Rugby alums return for Hall of Fame dinner, reminisce about sport

The Plaza Room at De Neve Commons is a modest space. With beige walls and floral carpets, it’s a banquet hall that could be anywhere. Except that it’s on UCLA’s campus. Read more...

Photo: The rugby teams from UCLA and California faced off against one another at the North Athletic Field on Jan. 14th, with the reigning national champion Golden Bears winning the game with a final score of 45-0. (Edward Figeuroa/Daily Bruin)


UCLA gymnasts don teal ribbons in support of victims of sexual abuse

Bruin gymnasts added a new element to their normal uniforms Saturday: a teal ribbon. Members of the UCLA gymnastics team wore the ribbons in their hair during their meet against Arizona to show support for the women who testified against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted on multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct in November, at his sentencing hearing during the past week. Read more...

Photo: Olympic gold medalist and UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Jordyn Wieber was one of the gymnasts who spoke in court to testify against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Wieber posted a statement on Twitter earlier this month saying she was also a victim of Nassar’s sexual abuse. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Defensive strength allows women’s basketball to overcome Stanford 64-53

UCLA women’s basketball got out to an early lead Sunday afternoon and, despite a late push by Stanford, the Bruins held on tight for the win. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Monique Billings became the third player in UCLA women’s basketball history to record 1500 points and 1000 rebounds in their career on Sunday. The Bruins took down Stanford 64-53. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Track and field has strong opening weekend, individual success

The UCLA track and field team began the indoor season this weekend at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Invitational, a meet where no team scoring took place. Read more...

Photo: Jessie Maduka now holds the top spot on the UCLA all-time top ten list for indoor triple jump. The junior landed a jump of 45 feet 1 inch on Saturday at the Bruins the first meet of the 2018, the Dr. Martin Luther King invitational. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Successful weekend reveals strengths, weaknesses of women’s water polo

The Bruins remain undefeated after their second weekend of play. No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo (5-0) took down No. 7 Michigan (3-2), Fresno Pacific (0-3), No. Read more...

Photo: Junior attacker Lizette Rozeboom led UCLA with four goals in its win over Fresno Pacific. She also added two against UC Santa Barbara, two against UC San Diego and one against Michigan. (Keila Maybery/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s tennis sweeps Pepperdine despite top-ranked Redlicki’s absence

The two top UCLA singles players found themselves down early in their respective third-set tiebreakers. Yet, with the support of their teammates and the crowd, freshman Keegan Smith and sophomore Evan Zhu fought back from deficits to win their matches, earning the No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Maxime Cressy and the No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis team logged their third sweep in three days on Saturday against Pepperdine. The Bruins will host Loyola Marymount on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Despite late comeback, UCLA men’s basketball falls to Oregon 94-91

Ball movement and ball security – one team exhibited both of those traits Saturday night, and it wasn’t UCLA. Oregon (13-7, 3-4 Pac-12) assisted on 19 of its 32 made field goals, including all but two of its 3-pointers, and held off a late UCLA comeback for a 94-91 win in Eugene, Oregon. Read more...

Photo: Coach Steve Alford’s bunch looked at a 1-point deficit multiple times late in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t find a way to take the lead in the game’s final minutes. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin senior staff)