UCLA men’s basketball player Noah Allen will transfer to the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, the university announced Tuesday afternoon. The junior guard/forward played in 24 of the Bruins’ 32 games this season, where he averaged 6.4 minutes, 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard/forward Noah Allen will transfer to play for the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors in his last season of NCAA eligibility. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Tuesday games aren’t supposed to be this important. But with UCLA baseball looking for a spot in a 64-team NCAA Tournament with an RPI ranking of 68, every one of the 11 games left in the Bruins’ schedule are going to count. Read more...
Photo: As UCLA baseball closes out the final 11 games of their season, they are on the cusp of a playoff bid. But with an RPI ranking of 68, UCLA currently sits on the outside looking in for the 64-team NCAA tournament. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Tennis coaches earn honors No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis has a ways to go before it knows exactly how to classify the 2016 season, but the coaches who have helped the team get to this point are already gaining recognition. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin, who was named the Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year, was one of the many Bruins to take home individual awards this week. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Joanna Hayes’ hands shot up the moment she crossed the line – she could barely contain herself. She was finally an Olympic champion. Before becoming a gold medalist and Olympic record holder, Hayes endured a roller coaster of a career as a professional hurdler. Read more...
Photo: After barely missing the cut at the 2000 Olympic trials, current UCLA sprints, hurdles and relays assistant coach Joanna Hayes placed second in the 2004 Olympic Trials. Hayes then went on to win the gold medal in the 100m hurdles, setting a then-Olympic record.(Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coach John Savage called this weekend’s starting pitching contagious. “Watching Griff (Canning) kind of inspires me,” said junior starter Grant Dyer. “And then hopefully Kyle (Molnar) can learn a little bit from me.” UCLA baseball (23-22, 10-11 Pac-12) took two out of three from UC Irvine (26-19, 7-8 Big West) thanks to its starters. Read more...
Photo: Junior starter Grant Dyer held the Anteaters to one run on four hits Saturday, the second of three dominant starting pitching performances from the Bruins. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA softball team finished their regular season strongly by winning via the mercy-rule in both games against Utah. The No. 14 Bruins (35-13-1, 16-5-1 Pac-12) recorded their sixth-straight weekend series win against a conference opponent by sweeping the unranked Utes (31-17, 12-8 ). Read more...
Photo: Freshman Brianna Tautalafua hit two home runs this weekend, the first of which put Utah at the grace of the mercy rule. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The Pac-12 multi-event championship this past weekend featured new faces for the UCLA track and field team. Sophomore Zack Bornstein competed in his first complete decathlon in almost three years. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Zack Bornstein vaulted his way to his best decathlon score at the Pac-12 multi championship this past weekend. Bornstein finished fifth out of 10 competitors. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
