Wednesday, May 13


No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo to face No. 2 USC first time this season Saturday

UCLA and USC have met each other a lot in the pool – four times in 2015, five times in 2014 and twice in the past two national championship games. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior goalie Garrett Danner has come up big in past Crosstown Splashdowns, and will be the last line of defense once again this weekend against the most lucrative offense in the nation. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s soccer looks to shape up defense before NCAA Tournament opener

When UCLA women’s soccer takes the field against Seattle to open the NCAA Tournament on Friday night, it will do so having navigated an unusual midweek obstacle – the election. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman forward/midfielder Anika Rodriguez has started 17 of the 19 games she’s been a part of. Rodriguez has two goals and eight assists on the season. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)



Student Football Managers: The Unsung Workers of UCLA Football

Student football manager Gus Hendrick finds 8 a.m. classes a breeze. In fact, he has usually been awake and running for four hours. Hendrick describes a day in his life as head student manager, from the long hours of loading and unloading equipment to the balancing act involved when it comes to away games and midterms. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Jesus Ramirez)


Coach Cori Close studies basketball at every court she steps on

Cori Close can’t spell for her life. From 2004-2011, scouting reports, memos and emails from the then-associate head coach all arrived to Florida State coach Sue Semrau sprinkled with errors. Read more...

Photo: Coach Cori Close coached at three different schools before becoming the head coach at UCLA. But it was her high school teacher who first started the foundation for her coaching philosophy. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Family, dedication at the heart of freshman guard Lonzo Ball’s game

Lonzo Ball was born to ball. No really, just ask his father. “When I realized he would be good at basketball?” LaVar Ball asked. “You probably don’t want to hear this – as soon as he came out the womb. Read more...

Photo: Lonzo Ball has heard his game being compared to NBA greats like Jason Kidd and Penny Hardaway, but wants to break away from the comparisons and create his own style. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)