Saturday, May 9

UCLA women’s soccer to face biggest challenge this season in NCAA semifinal

Orlando, Florida, will play host to the 2017 NCAA Women’s College Cup as the cream of the crop make their way south. UCLA, Duke, Stanford and South Carolina will battle on the pitch for the right to hoist the national championship trophy. Read more...

Photo: The final-four teams standing in the NCAA women’s soccer tournament are UCLA, Duke, Stanford and South Carolina, and all will face off this weekend in Orlando, Florida, for a chance to earn the national title. The Bruins and the Cardinal are currently tied in first place for overall national championships won, with 113. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Report Card: UCLA vs. California

Each week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the game film for UCLA football and grades each position group on its performance. This week, we grade UCLA’s 30-27 win against California. Read more...

Photo: Devon Modster entered at half for the second time this season Friday. Last time was when UCLA was on the wrong end of a blowout, but the redshirt freshman quarterback found a way to win a close game this time around. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s basketballs seeks to raise averages to season’s beginning

After finishing first place at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout in Las Vegas, No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball (5-1) will play UC Riverside (1-5) on Tuesday at Pauley Pavilion, where it has some brushing up to do offensively. Read more...

Photo: Jordin Canada is one of the many Bruins who have struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the past week. The senior guard is averaging four assists and just under nine points per game in her last three outings. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Troy Aikman sees promising future with Chip Kelly as football coach

When Jim Mora got fired, Troy Aikman got a call. “Over the years, whenever there’s been a vacancy of the head coaching position here (at UCLA), I’ve generally gotten a call,” said the NFL Hall of Famer and Bruin alumnus. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football great Troy Aikman’s relationship with Chip Kelly got rolling when Aikman was a television analyst and Kelly was an NFL coach, but got kicked into high gear when Aikman joined the search committee for a new UCLA football coach. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s volleyball shows strength in conclusion of conference play

UCLA women’s volleyball both began and ended its season in the Pac-12 against USC. But the second time around, the Bruins beat the Trojans. No. 17 UCLA (19-10, 12-8 Pac-12) rounded out the regular season against then-No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman outside hitter Jenny Mosser was second on the team with 315 kills. Young players such as Mosser and freshman opposite Mac May were crucial to the Bruins’ offensive success in Pac-12 play this season. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)