Monday, May 11


UCLA gymnastics hopes to fine-tune routines to prep for next season

Valorie Kondos Field was on a roll. The UCLA gymnastics coach, sitting in between Oklahoma coach K.J. Kindler and Utah’s Tom Farden, wasn’t just talking about what she saw in the first NCAA semifinal Friday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Although coach Valorie Kondos Field will need to replace several seniors in her lineup next year, she’ll have NCAA uneven bars and balance beam champion Kyla Ross back for her sophomore season. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Football practice sees offensive improvements, versatility in defense

UCLA football’s defense dominated the first two weeks of spring practice. But to start the third week, Jalen Starks gave the offense something to get excited about. Read more...

Photo: Jalen Starks started spring camp as a fullback, but his running ability was on display Tuesday. The sophomore ran down the sideline for a long touchdown toward the end of practice. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Softball preps for nonconference matchup against Cal State Fullerton

Pac-12 play is a grind. Each weekend brings another game with a school from the conference of champions. But this week, Cal State Fullerton (23-18, 6-3 Big West) will slip into No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball will take a break from Pac-12 play Tuesday with a matchup against Cal State Fullerton. When those two teams met earlier this year at the Judi Garman classic, the Bruins won 2-0. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


Baseball to face well-matched opponent in Long Beach State

Well over halfway through its season, UCLA baseball’s record has always hovered around .500. A pendulum swing between a similar number of wins and losses for the Bruins has placed them at dead-even overall, even after taking the series against Stanford over the weekend. Read more...

Photo: Justin Hooper will start for UCLA Tuesday. In his last start, the sophomore lefty threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs and three walks. The last time he was on the mound, he tossed a scoreless inning in relief. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Injuries, changing rotations undermine men’s volleyball’s season

Injuries, inconsistency and some bad luck all contributed to the conclusion that it just was not UCLA men’s volleyball’s year. No. 6 UCLA (17-10, 10-8 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended the year with a loss to No. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA men’s volleyball team finished the year 17-10 overall and 10-8 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, eventually losing to UC Irvine in the MPSF tournament quarterfinals. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)


Women’s soccer’s Mal Pugh to leave UCLA for professional career

The headliner of UCLA women’s soccer’s No. 1 recruiting class for the 2016 season will not be suiting up for the Bruins for an official in-season game. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Mal Pugh has left UCLA to pursue a career in professional soccer. Pugh had just enrolled in classes for winter quarter after forgoing the fall soccer season in preparation for the U-20 Women’s World Cup. (Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)