Wednesday, July 29

Men’s basketball offense on top, defense showing gradual improvement

The mental game is back and the offense is flowing again for No. 6 UCLA (23-3, 10-3 Pac-12). [Related: Men’s basketball’s recent wins due to rebooting of mental game.] The Bruins ended the first half of conference play with their first losing streak of the season, averaging 80.5 points, 18 assists and 11 turnovers in losses to then-No. Read more...

Photo: Bryce Alford led a team meeting after UCLA’s loss to USC, in which the players refocused and recommitted themselves to playing defense. Since then, the Bruins have won four straight games while holding opponents to under 80 points. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)




Face-off with USC critical in UCLA’s battle for conference title

It’s shaping up to be more of a Pac-3 or 4 than a Pac-12. The top three teams in the conference each have at least 10 conference wins while eight other teams each have less than eight, highlighting the two distinct levels of play in the league. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is currently third in the Pac-12, just behind Oregon and Arizona. The Bruins will need to sweep their last five games and for the Ducks and Wildcats to drop an additional game to tie for the regular season title. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA softball splits a doubleheader with Kentucky in extra innings

The day didn’t start well for UCLA softball. After half an inning in the first game of a doubleheader against Kentucky, they trailed 2-0. But after the initial Kentucky outburst, the No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman pitcher Rachel Garcia threw 13.2 innings of one-run ball in the No. 6 Bruins’ Wednesday doubleheader against No. 22 Kentucky. The one run was a solo home run in the top of the eleventh inning of game two that gave Kentucky the win. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Men’s track and field hopes to overcome championship dry spell in jumps

The UCLA men’s track and field team has only had one jumper compete at the NCAA outdoor championships since 2004. The one? Senior long jumper Austin Hazel, who placed 21st last year. Read more...

Photo: Senior long jumper Austin Hazel improved on his personal best last weekend by over seven inches, and is one of four seniors on the men’s jumps team – one of the most talented sections of the program. (Daily Bruin file photo)