The Pac-12 has long been known as a conference characterized by explosive offense. As UCLA eyes the elusive Pac-12 title this season, the team looks to stifle the competition with equally strong defense. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior quarterback Mike Fafaul produced a strong showing in the four-player quarterback competition Wednesday, completing 10 of 13 passes. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Bill Roth will succeed Chris Roberts as the UCLA play-by-play announcer for football and men’s basketball, UCLA announced Wednesday. UCLA’s new announcer comes from a 27-year career at Virginia Tech, where his work earned him entry to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Syracuse University’s WAER Hall of Fame. Read more...
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In the wave of injuries that at one point left the women’s tennis team with only two healthy starters, coach Stella Sampras Webster saw a bright spot. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Kristin Wiley said that she is excited for the upcoming Pac-12 championship and NCAA Tournament. The women’s tennis rookie stepped in for her injured teammates earlier in the season.
Eric Matheis had to grow up quickly. A freshman on a rebuilding UCLA men’s volleyball team, the setter stayed on the bench for the opening weeks of the conference season. Read more...
Photo: Eric Matheis (right) started the last seven matches of the season after sophomore Hagen Smith went down with a hand injury. The freshman setter will help guide the Bruin offense in the playoffs. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
It almost seemed like the baseball team was the most comfortable in tough, high-pressure situations Tuesday night in its 15-8 mashing of UC Irvine. The Bruins defeated the Anteaters in a marathon slugfest featuring 26 hits, 23 runs and 12 different pitchers. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kort Peterson had four hits and a team-leading three RBIs on Tuesday night. The right fielder came around to score every time he got on base. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
His well-worn UCLA basketball jersey already made his allegiances clear. But the fan in the front row did not hesitate to express his displeasure with the Bruins’ crosstown rivals. Read more...
Photo: Junior co-captain Karue Sell said that crowd noise at tennis matches should be different from other college sports like football or basketball. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Class of 2017 shooting guard LiAngelo Ball verbally committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Ball is a three-star prospect on Rivals.com, and is the younger brother of UCLA’s top recruit in the class of 2016 – five-star point guard Lonzo Ball. Read more...
