Saturday, May 9

UCLA men’s basketball to test young roster before season opener in China

It’s just an exhibition game, but the circumstances around UCLA men’s basketball’s Wednesday night matchup with Cal State Los Angeles give it plenty of importance. With UCLA, which usually begins the regular season at home, heading to Shanghai, China, for its opener against Georgia Tech on Nov. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward Cody Riley and freshmen guards Jaylen Hands and LiAngelo Ball will get their first taste of college basketball Wednesday against Cal State Los Angeles. The match will help coach Steve Alford gauge the readiness of his younger players. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


UCLA men’s golf ends fall season with fourth-place finish in Hawaii

UCLA men’s golf finished fourth at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational in Hawaii – its final tournament of fall. The Bruins shot 37-under-par as a team to claim their fourth top-five finish in as many tries this season. Read more...

Photo: Junior Cole Madey finished seventh at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational in Hawaii this week. UCLA men’s golf finished fourth in team play and will not play again until February 2018. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


UCLA men’s water polo finds team cohesion in win over Pacific

It’s been the same story for UCLA men’s water polo – lack of consistency, trouble on 6-on-5 opportunities and a young team learning to fill the void of a missing veteran presence. Read more...

Photo: Senior goalkeeper Aleksander Ruzic has been splitting time with redshirt sophomore Alex Wolf in the cage for UCLA. Ruzic is allowing .32 goals less per game than Wolf has so far this season. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA women’s soccer to rely on strong freshman corps to enter postseason

With UCLA women’s soccer losing one of its key players right before the postseason tournament, the team will have to rely on younger stars to step up. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward/midfielder Delanie Sheehan has logged a total of four goals and 10 points so far this year. The Brentwood, California, native has played 1,011 minutes in her debut season. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s volleyball working toward a more balanced offense

UCLA women’s volleyball has run a left-side heavy offense this season. The Bruins’ outside hitters, freshman Jenny Mosser and senior Reily Buechler, have recorded a combined 1,433 swings this season – accounting for almost half of the team’s total. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Jenny Mosser hit just -0.069 in UCLA’s three-set loss to Washington on Sunday. The outside hitter is second on the team behind senior outside hitter Reily Buechler in both kills and total attacking attempts. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s tennis players fall short in SoCal Intercollegiate Championships

A trio from UCLA men’s tennis competed across town at the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships this weekend. None were able to make it past the quarterfinals. Read more...

Photo: Junior Maxime Cressy finished in the quarterfinals of the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships this weekend. The tournament was hosted at USC. Cressy was a semifinalist in the event last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Report Card: UCLA vs. Washington

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 44-23 loss to Washington. Read more...

Photo: The inability to keep junior quarterback Josh Rosen off the turf in Washington earned the UCLA offensive line a failing grade in this week’s position group report card. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)