Sunday, August 2

Beach volleyball opens season against the nation’s top four teams

For the first time since 2012, Stein Metzger doesn’t have the same commitments that took him away from Westwood in the fall. Over summer, the UCLA beach volleyball coach relinquished his assistant coach position with the women’s volleyball team, and with it went the days spent traveling to arenas of other Pac-12 teams and recruiting trips. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Elise Zappia said it has been helpful that coach Stein Metzger gave up his role as an assistant coach on the women’s volleyball team because he can now coach the beach players all year. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA women’s gymnastics keeps focus heading into tri-meet

No. 7 UCLA (6-2, 5-1 Pac-12) has been one of the standard bearers for floor and balance beam routines since coach Valorie Kondos Field arrived in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Freshman gymnast Katelyn Ohashi is one of UCLA’s top vaulters but the gymnastics team was able to score its highest vault score of the season while she was injured. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Parker, Bruins seek home win in final game before Pac-12 tournament

Tony Parker isn’t done yet. That’s what the senior forward/center appeared to be saying when he scored nine straight points to open UCLA men’s basketball’s 76-68 loss to No. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward/center Tony Parker, who scored UCLA’s first nine points Wednesday against Oregon, will play his final collegiate home game on Saturday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Bruin women’s basketball rakes in awards prior to Selection Monday

The day after No. 12 UCLA women’s basketball finished its conference season 14-4 with a strong win over then-No. 9 Arizona State, the Pac-12 announced its All-Pac-12 team, its All-Defensive team and its All-Freshman team. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Nirra Fields and sophomore guard Jordin Canada were both named to the All-Pac-12 team Monday afternoon. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin and Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)