Tuesday, May 12

The Dam Truth: Oklahoma prioritized success over justice for victims of violence

Coach Jim Harbaugh infamously climbed a tree to get a top football recruit to play for Michigan. Other schools, like Baylor University, simply sold their souls. Read more...

Photo: Oklahoma football is one of the top programs in the country, but the school prioritized winning above all else after running back Joe Mixon punched a woman in the face. Mixon was suspended from football for a year, but was still allowed to attend the university. (Creative Commons photo by John Silks via Wikimedia Commons)


No. 4 UCLA gymnastics relies on freshmen in victory over Arkansas

All eyes were on Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross – the two Olympic gold medalists about to make their collegiate debut. And they delivered against Arkansas, with Kocian winning the all-around and three event titles and Ross coming away in a three-way tie for the top score on uneven bars. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Kyla Ross competed in three events for UCLA against Arkansas despite coming off a tibia injury. Other Bruins are recovering from preseason training, but the coaching staff says they can rely on the depth of the team to step up. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Three Bruins join 2017 USA Softball Women’s National Team

Three UCLA softball players secured spots on the 2017 USA Softball Women’s National Team. Bruin alumna Ally Carda, sophomore Paige Halstead and senior Delaney Spaulding were all named to the team after a four-day tryout camp last week. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Ally Carda earned her third stint with the Women’s National Team. The former Bruin pitcher/first baseman earned back-to-back Pac-12 Player of the Year honors in 2014 and 2015. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Year in review: 2016 UCLA sports quiz

2016 was an up and down year for UCLA Athletics; men’s water polo setting the NCAA record for most consecutive victories and the Rio Olympics were among the highlights, but there were also lowlights such as UCLA football’s season. Read more...

Photo: Freshman midfielder Jessie Fleming (middle) missed UCLA women’s soccer’s first two games of the season. but still finished No. 1 in Top Drawer Soccer’s women’s soccer freshman rankings. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Women’s basketball falls to Washington, continues road losing streak

A one-hour power outage caused by heavy rain outside of the Alaska Airlines Arena did little to impair the No. 12 Washington Huskies’ offense as they dropped 12 3-pointers en route to their 82-70 win over the No. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Monique Billings went for 10 of her team’s 15 first-quarter points, but it wasn’t enough to put off the Bruins’ eventual 82-70 loss. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)