Monday, May 11

Men’s basketball needs to fill in void left by T.J. Leaf’s injury

Even with freshman forward T.J. Leaf’s left ankle injury, coach Steve Alford tried to keep the mood in the locker room light. “I told him five minutes, two (points), one (rebound) and one (assist) – that’s not a bad line in five minutes,” Alford said after No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman T.J. Leaf is questionable for UCLA’s regular season finale against Washington State, after suffering a left ankle sprain against Washington on Wednesday night. The forward hopes to be back for the Pac-12 tournament the following week. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)


Gymnastics springs into late-season training, preps mental game for Cal

With only two home meets left in the regular season and its toughest stretch behind them, UCLA gymnastics is in late-season form. Aside from a hiccup in the Bruins’ lone tri-meet, their last four competitions have borne the highest team scores of the season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA has just two meets left before the post season starts. The Bruins, including senior Angi Cipra, say that the focus is on technique and not just achieving that perfect 10. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)



Women’s basketball ready for postseason push as Pac-12 tournament starts

The Pac-12 tournament is here, and it’s been a season of highs and lows for UCLA women’s basketball. The Bruins (22-7, 13-5 Pac-12) started out the season 17-4, looking like the team that was picked to win the conference. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kennedy Burke received All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention honors Tuesday. She averages 12.6 points and 4.8 assists per game. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


Track and field set to compete in NCAA Division I Indoor Championships

The stage is set and the UCLA track and field entries for the indoor championships have been confirmed. The Bruins will be represented solely by athletes in field events at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore high jumper Michael Burke made the final cut for the 2017 National Indoor Track and Field Championships, the entries for which were announced Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA women’s water polo invitational performance shows competitiveness

One goal was all that separated three of the first four clashes between the nation’s highest-ranked women’s water polo teams. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo played a total of four games at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational in the span of three days, winning its first two, against No. Read more...

Photo: Senior utility Mackenzie Barr scored two goals over the No. 3 Bruins’ first two games against top-five competition this weekend. UCLA went 1-1, losing by one goal to No. 1 USC and beating No. 4 California by one goal. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Reego)


Softball relies on strong offense heading into five-game weekend

UCLA softball will head into a defining slate of five games this weekend. The No. 7 Bruins (13-3) will discover their place among the country’s best – facing off against No. Read more...

Photo: Rachel Garcia has only given up 11 runs all season, but 10 of them came in last weekend’s tournament, when the Bruins faced four ranked teams. UCLA will play three ranked teams this weekend. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)