Friday, May 15

Bruins to prepare for Triton Invitational at Olympic training facility

Coach John Frazier’s shot put teams have been on a tear this year. His most senior throwers – redshirt senior Nicholas Scarvelis and redshirt junior Torie Owers – posted huge personal bests against Texas A&M last weekend to claim the first and third farthest throws in the nation this season for their respective genders. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman Ashlie Blake will compete at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California, in preparation for the Triton Invitational this weekend at UC San Diego. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis primed for upcoming Pac-12 singles championship

Senior Catherine Harrison described herself as having “flown blind” through last year’s Pac-12 singles championship. Harrison, currently the No. 17 player in the nation, primarily played in the fifth singles spot last season, leading her to have little experience against the stiff competition she would face in the tournament. Read more...

Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison will look to repeat as Pac-12 champion this Thursday in Ojai, California. If Harrison wins, it would be the sixth singles title for the Bruins. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball’s consistent lineup finds solid ground for wins

UCLA beach volleyball has been on a roll, and it’s no coincidence. “I gotta hand it to the athletes, they’ve been really focused on improving and getting better,” said coach Stein Metzger following UCLA’s eighth consecutive win of the season against Long Beach State on April 13. Read more...

Photo: UCLA beach volleyball is on a eight-game win streak (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA baseball beat Pepperdine 10-6 after big seven-run inning

Down 4-0 after the three innings, the Bruins were on their way to dropping their sixth Tuesday game in seven tries and third game in a row. Read more...

Photo: Freshman lefty Justin Hooper had a standout relief appearance for the Bruins in the fifth inning on Tuesday. He came in and retired the first two batters on three-pitch strikeouts, and got the third batter to fly out to left field on two pitches. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


Claire-ification: Issues in world of sports are universal, we should keep tackling them

There’s a very particular panic that descends upon my psyche whenever I receive an email regarding my work on this column. I worry that someone is reaching out to correct something I misprinted, take issue with a stance or insult me based on my opinion. Read more...

Photo: The writer in action as a men’s volleyball beat reporter during her first year on the paper. Despite covering only men’s sports during her time on the paper, the writer emphasizes women’s issues in this column. (Courtesy of Jackson Belcher)


UCLA men’s volleyball to keep serving up bold strategies in playoffs

The UCLA men’s volleyball team’s serving strategy is the very definition of high-risk, high-reward. The Bruins (24-5) have accumulated 203 total service aces and 1.9 per set. Read more...

Photo: Junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl has been a key part of the Bruins serving strategy, contributing 29 aces on the year. The Bruins next playoff opponent will be against Long Beach State. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Out of Bounds: April 18th, 2016

On this week’s show, hosts Aubrey Yeo and Matthew Joye discuss the final game of Kobe Bryant’s career, the new developments from UCLA football spring camp and UCLA gymnastics’ fifth-place finish at the NCAA Super Six. Read more...

Photo: Chris Campbell/Dailiy Bruin