Wednesday, May 13

Football prepares for Arizona State’s physical defense

New Arizona school, new game plan. After dispatching Arizona, the worst rushing defense in the conference, UCLA (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) will face the other desert school this weekend with a new weakness to exploit. Read more...

Photo: Junior linebacker Kenny Young (middle) recorded 12 total tackles, including a sack and 1.5 for loss, against Arizona. He’s tied for the team lead with three sacks and ranks second with 39 tackles. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo Editor)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Arizona State

UCLA football (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) will play Arizona State (4-1, 0-1 Pac-12) on Saturday night in Tempe, Arizona. Last year at the Rose Bowl, the Sun Devils physically dominated the game 38-23, handing then-freshman quarterback Josh Rosen the first loss of his career. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen was 20-37 for 350 yards and three touchdowns against Arizona last week. On Saturday, he takes on Arizona State, which is 107th in pass efficiency defense in the nation. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s soccer win streak to be challenged by Cal

It wasn’t their best game and it showed. UCLA women’s soccer players exited Edwards Stadium in Berkeley last year frustrated from a brutal 7-0 loss to California. Read more...

Photo: Senior midfielder Annie Alvarado said the team has been working on small details in advance of its game against No. 14 California Thursday evening. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s tennis sends two to smash ITA All-American Championships

Joe Di Giulio tried to play through the pain. The senior was serving up 5-2 in the second set against Columbia’s Alex Keyser, when he aggravated his groin injury reaching for a drop shot in front of him. Read more...

Photo: Senior Gage Brymer is one of two UCLA men’s tennis players to qualify for the main draw of this weekend’s tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the team lost in the NCAA championships last year. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


The Eight-Clap: Jim Mora focuses on victory over ASU despite injuries, penalty

This is the second installment of The Eight-Clap, a rundown of eight midweek notes on UCLA football. 1. Roughly midway through the season, the Bruins are battered, but ultimately have escaped serious injuries. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen threw for a season-high 350 yards in the 45-24 win over Arizona last weekend, and also had three touchdowns. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)


Q&A: The State Press writer shares outlook on ASU’s game against UCLA

To get some inside information on the Arizona State football team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The State Press – Arizona State’s school newspaper – and asked a few questions about the Sun Devils before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday in Tempe. Read more...

Photo: ASU has a defense that has given up nearly 400 yards to wide receivers so far this year. Redshirt senior Kenny Walker III was a huge component of UCLA’s receiving game in last week’s win against Arizona, pulling in two touchdowns. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s soccer looks to boost scoring ability in Jenkins’ absence

An offensive maestro, a four-year starting forward and a team leader. That’s what No. 7 UCLA women’s soccer (9-2-0, 3-0-0 Pac-12) lost for the remainder of the year when senior Darian Jenkins suffered a fibula fracture Sunday against Oregon. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Darian Jenkins, who along with freshman midfielder Jessie Fleming, leads the women’s soccer team in scoring. She suffered a season-ending injury last weekend in Oregon.(Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)