Monday, May 11

Distance, jumps teams shine at track and field home opener

The two-day home opener for UCLA track and field this past weekend started with, according to assistant coach Forest Braden, one of the best days for the program’s distance team he’s ever seen. Read more...

Photo: Freshman jumper Isaiah Holmes won both the men’s high jump and the men’s long jump Saturday at UCLA track and field’s home opener. He and sophomore jumper Michael Burke cleared 7 feet 2.5 inches in the high jump, the fourth-best height in the nation so far this year. (UCLA Athletics)


Men’s volleyball takes down Cal Baptist in five sets

Twenty points into the fifth set and UCLA men’s volleyball finally went the distance. The No. 6 Bruins (17-7, 10-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) defeated the Cal Baptist Lancers (7-19, 2-14) in a back-and-forth match by set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-15, 23-25 and 20-18. Read more...

Photo: Junior outside hitter Jake Arnitz posted a season-high 21 kills as he helped lead UCLA to a 3-2 victory over Cal Baptist on Saturday. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)



UCLA men’s tennis sweeps UC Irvine 7-0 in final nonconference matchup

The score isn’t always indicative of the quality of performance. The No. 10 UCLA men’s tennis team (11-4) swept unranked UC Irvine (6-11) 7-0 at home in its final nonconference match on Wednesday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Senior Gage Brymer said he missed several opportunities that would have made his 7-5, 7-5 win over UC Irvine’s Sebastian Heim a bit easier. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)



UCLA’s T.J. Leaf declares for 2017 NBA draft

This post was updated March 30 at 6:30 p.m. UCLA men’s basketball forward T.J. Leaf became the second Bruin freshman to declare for the 2017 NBA draft, making the news official on his Twitter account Thursday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward T.J. Leaf announced that he will not return to UCLA for a sophomore season, instead declaring for the 2017 NBA Draft. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA baseball defeats Cal State Fullerton 9-7 with an eight-run inning

Spring break is working wonders on the Bruins’ bats. UCLA baseball (11-11) scored eight runs in the fourth to come up with a 9-7 win over No. Read more...

Photo: Brett Stephens hit a bases-clearing, go-ahead double Tuesday night. The senior left fielder said he swung through a change up on the first pitch before getting a fastball and sending it into left center. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)