Coming to you live from State College, Pennsylvania, Daily Bruin beat writers Grant Sugimura and Tanner Walters recap the 2016 season following UCLA’s elimination at the hands of Ohio State. Read more...
Sports
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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May 5, 9:18 pm
Men’s volleyball unable to overcome Ohio State in NCAA semifinals
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – It was the comeback of the decade, and then it wasn’t. On Thursday night, UCLA men’s volleyball started right where it left off all of three months ago: playing a solid match against the same Ohio State team that it defeated back in January in the exact same gym. Read more...
Photo: Junior setter Hagen Smith and the UCLA men’s volleyball team came up just short of a comeback victory over Ohio State in an NCAA semifinal Thursday night. (Courtesy of Christopher Shannon)
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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May 5, 2:00 am
UCLA men’s volleyball to face Ohio State in NCAA semifinal
This post was updated at 5:01 p.m. Thursday, May 5. The stage is set. The No. 2 seed UCLA men’s volleyball team (25-6, 17-5 MPSF) will take on No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball’s balanced offense will stand in contrast Thursday to Ohio State’s two-pronged attack. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Tennis, Sports
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May 5, 2:00 am
No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis to open NCAA tournament at Sunset Rec
Home court advantage feels a little bit awkward for the Bruins heading into the NCAAs this season. No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis will host the first two rounds of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center tennis courts starting May 19. Read more...
Photo: Construction on a new basketball center has pushed the tennis teams away from playing matches at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Beach Volleyball, Features, Sports
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May 5, 12:32 am
Roommates remain close despite beach volleyball crosstown rivalry
It had been almost a year since her last UCLA beach volleyball practice when Zoë Nightingale returned to Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. She and fellow UCLA alumna Karsta Lowe surreptitiously watched under the cover of nearby bushes as senior Julie Consani played her last home game on UCLA’s courts. Read more...
Photo: USC beach volleyball player Zoë Nightingale (left) and UCLA beach volleyball senior Julie Consani (right) live together as roommates despite their allegiance to rival schools. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Baseball, Sports
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May 5, 12:31 am
Weak West Coast baseball faces criticism over quality of game
There were plenty of scouts on hand behind home plate, radar guns raised, to witness UCLA baseball’s sweep of Oregon a couple weeks ago. That was a function not only of the marquee pitching matchups on display that weekend, but also the general lack of premier talent across West Coast college baseball. Read more...
Photo: Junior designated hitter Kort Peterson and the Bruins have an RPI of No. 73 in the nation, partly due to their .500 record and the weakness of West Coast college baseball this season. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Football, Sports
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May 4, 2:08 pm
Ishmael Adams pleads no contest to misdemeanor battery count
Editor’s note: A player’s year refers to his NCAA eligibility for next season. So a player who is a freshman in school this spring is called a sophomore because he will be a sophomore when the NCAA football regular season starts in fall. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Ishmael Adams pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)