When the women’s basketball team gets a visit from the Washington schools this weekend, Westwood will be a little different. It won’t be different because of Washington State, (12-11, 3-9) a solid if unspectacular team, or because of the University of Washington (16-7, 7-5). Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jordin Canada and Washington guard Kelsey Plum are the only two players from the Pac-12 to be up for the Dawn Staley Award Mid-Season 2016 Watch List. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA men’s volleyball nearly overcame yet another early deficit Thursday night against UC Irvine, but the comeback fell short, leaving the stunned Bruins with few positive things to say. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jake Arnitz contributed 14 kills in UCLA men’s volleyball’s five-set loss to UC Irvine on Thursday night. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA men’s volleyball team isn’t satisfied, but that’s nothing new. What is new, though, is the outlook of a reinvigorated program. In a 2015 season characterized by youth and inconsistency – plenty of losses, too – the Bruins weren’t content with their play on the court. Read more...
Photo: Junior setter Hagen Smith, who leads UCLA in assists and ranks fourth in kills, has helped the Bruins transition to a 6-2 offense this year. (Jiahui Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Sure, I was born almost exactly nine months after Super Bowl XXX – which, of all the Super Bowls, clearly has the best initials for baby-making – but my dad hates the Cowboys, who won that game 27-17 over the Steelers. Read more...
Photo: In a commercial titled “Super Bowl Babies,” the NFL featured children born nine months after the Super Bowl in the cities of the winning teams. (NFL via YouTube)
Watch any UCLA women’s basketball practice, and you will come away impressed with the Bruins’ footwork. Not just their drop steps or their defensive slides, but also their Milly Rocks and their two-steps. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Monique Billings is one of many women’s basketball players who can be found dancing to the music that blasts through Pauley Pavilion during the Bruins’ practices. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
As soon as she learned to walk, Catherine Harrison was on the tennis court rallying against her parents. She was too small, though, to swing the racket with one hand, so instead she used two. Read more...
Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison is one of two UCLA players to utilize a two-handed forehand, a rarity in tennis. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The sports editors are huddling once more! Still without a Nike sponsorship. Matt, Tanner, Korbin and Claire review UCLA gymnast Sophina DeJesus’s viral dance routine and the road ahead for the women’s basketball team. Read more...
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