Tuesday, May 12

Gymnastics scores win over Arkansas despite uneven performances

It looked like the perfect opening night. A sweep of the individual and all-around titles, an NCAA first when two Olympic gold medalists competed at Pauley Pavilion and a 195.700-195.350 win for No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Madison Kocian, along with her teammate freshman Kyla Ross, became the first Olympic gold medalists in history to compete in NCAA gymnastics. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA men’s basketball leads Stanford 48-30 at halftime

There goes Lonzo Ball again. By now, it’s becoming routine to see the freshman guard helm the dynamic No. 4 UCLA offense. Against the Stanford Cardinal (8-7, 0-3 Pac-12), Ball’s dialed-in first-half performance along with a suffocating Bruin defense give the Bruins a 48-30 lead heading into halftime. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball gets it done on both sides of the court with 15 points as well as three steals and a block in a dominant first-half performance against Stanford. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)



No. 2 UCLA drops road match to defending champion Ohio State

A series of blistering serves mere seconds into Saturday’s premier collegiate men’s volleyball match sent a clear message: The defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes are not to be underestimated. Read more...

Photo: Junior Jake Arnitz finished off the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge with only the 16 kills he notched in the Ohio State game. The 6-foot-7 outside hitter got the day off in the first game of the challenge against Penn State. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Gold medalists to lead UCLA gymnastics into 2017 season

Two Olympic gold medalists, a former USA national team member and multiple Level 10 standouts. That’s just part of the UCLA gymnastics freshmen class. The fourth-ranked defending Pac-12 champions, coming off a fifth-place finish at last year’s NCAA championship, will usher in their fresh talent beginning Saturday against No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Madison Preston, last year’s NCAA Regional vault co-champion, is one of UCLA’s several talented underclassmen. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s basketball falls to unranked Washington State in upset loss

The UCLA women’s basketball team is No. 7 in the country and is pegged to win the Pac-12. The team has 22 straight wins against unranked opponents, seven consecutive wins on the road, a 52-7 record all-time against Washington State and has only two losses – both against top-six teams. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Monique Billings had 18 points and 12 rebounds, but it was not enough as UCLA fell to Washington State. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)