In 2012, the O2 Arena in London hosted the Olympic Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team final. Team USA, dubbed the “Fierce Five,” after a great start on vault, struggled a little on the uneven bars. Read more...
Photo: Ross captured silver medals in the all-around, balance beam and uneven bars at the 2013 World Championships. They are her most successful individual performances at the world or Olympic level. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
After their loss in Westwood, the Gauchos have less than two days to figure out how to combat the Bruins during their next showdown. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (7-1, 5-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) swept No. Read more...
Photo: Senior setter Hagen Smith finished off the night with four kills and 15 assists in the Bruins’ sweep of UCSB. UCLA will travel to Santa Barbara to face UCSB again on Friday, concluding the two-game series. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Over the past 10 years, UCLA track and field has had the head-turning athletes. It’s had Nicholas Scarvelis, a Rio Olympian and multiple-time NCAA nationals qualifier in the shot put, Turquoise Thompson and Nicole Leach, both three-time national-top-3 finishers in the 400-meter hurdles, and others, but it hasn’t finished in the top 10 nationally as a team since 2007. Read more...
Photo: Senior long jumper Austin Hazel and the UCLA track and field team open up competition this weekend in New York. The recruiting the team has done has the men’s squad primed for what could be its best showing in years. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 26 at 1:30 a.m. The Bruins entered the Galen Center on Wednesday looking to patch up their defense. They left it looking to patch up their chemistry. Read more...
Photo: Against USC, UCLA’s junior center Thomas Welsh outperformed his season average in points with 13, but underperformed in rebounds, only pulling down seven on the night. Welsh was one of four Bruins to score in double digits. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
No. 8 UCLA men’s basketball started fast on its rival’s home court, but USC roared back to head into halftime with a 50-38 lead Wednesday night. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Aaron Holiday was responsible for three of the Bruins 13 turnovers in the first half. The sloppy play contributed to USC’s 50-38 lead at the break. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA’s first loss of the season hurt, but it was far from embarrassing. It was a two-point defeat on the road at now-No. 10 Oregon that came as the result of a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by the Ducks’ Dillon Brooks. Read more...
Photo: Defense has been a problem for UCLA all season long, but last Saturday’s loss to Arizona may have motivated the Bruins to put an end to their defensive struggles. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A consistent staple for the UCLA women’s tennis team is its doubles play. But unlike other years, this season the Bruins will have to rely on their younger players. Read more...
Photo: Junior Terri Fleming has been a staple in UCLA women’s tennis’ doubles lineup for the past three years. Against Loyola Marymount last Saturday, Fleming and sophomore Alaina Miller were ahead 5-2 at court two when UCLA secured the doubles point. (Daily Bruin file photo)
