Thursday, May 14

Track and field aims for qualifying scores at Pac-12 championship

The men’s distance medley relay team was on the brink of qualifying for the NCAA indoor championship at the tail end of the indoor track season two and a half months ago. Read more...

Photo: Sprinter Jonny Moniz is currently 0.05 seconds away from the 48th fastest time in the western region. Against USC, a physical impediment did not allow the junior to finish his 400 meter dash the way he wanted to, but Moniz is rounding into form for the Pac-12 championships. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Beach volleyball twins are first all-freshman pair named All-Americans

UCLA beach volleyball came in third at the NCAA Tournament last weekend, but the future is bright with a pair of freshmen finishing their first season as All-Americans. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Megan McNamara (pictured), the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, and her twin Nicole McNamara became the first all-freshman team to be named AVCA Collegiate Beach All-Americans. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Claire-ification: NFL must do more to help troubled Johnny Manziel

The kid smirks in his mugshot like a high school senior who got pulled over on the way to prom. Except with this kid, the police aren’t crashing a one-night party – they’re intervening in a yearslong bender. Read more...

Photo: Johnny Manziel became notorious for his so-called “money sign” hand signal while an unpaid student athlete at Texas A&M. (Courtesy of DM News via YouTube)



Around the League: Teams secure ranks, receive honors as tournaments draw near

While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Tennis tournaments to start this weekend A total of 11 Pac-12 tennis squads, five from the women’s side and six on the men’s, will open championship tournament play this weekend. Read more...

Photo: Five women’s teams and six men’s teams from the Pac-12 will open championship tennis tournament play this weekend. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Duke’s loss of men’s tennis standout Martin Redlicki is UCLA’s gain

It was arguably the biggest stage so far in Martin Redlicki’s life. He was serving at match point in the finals of the 2013 U.S. Open Junior Boys’ Doubles Championship, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, after a Cinderella run that included upsetting the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Martin Redlicki originally committed to Duke to join his older brother on the tennis team, but after his brother had a falling out with the Blue Devils’ coach, the younger Redlicki signed with UCLA. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA baseball falls in close contest to Pepperdine

This post was updated May 10 at 10:23 p.m. UCLA baseball couldn’t find a way to take control Tuesday night, dropping a close one to Pepperdine. Read more...

Photo: First baseman Sean Bouchard hit a shot to right center in the third inning, but it wasn’t enough for a home run. The junior legged out a triple, but rolled his ankle as he approached third base. He needed assistance off the field. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)