Following UCLA softball’s 10-0 loss to then-No. 1 Oregon Sunday, junior outfielder Allexis Bennett was adamant about what her team needed to do to turn things around. Read more...
Softball, Sports
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April 7, 2:06 am
Softball eager to get back on field after weekend losses
Football, Sports
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April 7, 2:02 am
UCLA football, quarterbacks fine-tune offense before showcase
An interesting connection was seen on the field numerous times during Monday afternoon’s football practice – a yellow jersey passing downfield to, surprisingly, another yellow jersey. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins said he hopes to improve his ability to read the opposing defense and find gaps during spring training. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Baseball, Sports
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April 7, 1:46 am
Bruin shortstop reconstructs body, mind during shoulder rehabilitation
Redshirt junior shortstop Kevin Kramer has charged ground balls and thrown out baserunners at first base with fluidity. He’s precisely predicted the trajectory of a foul ball down the left-field line, sprinting and diving for the catch between two other UCLA defenders who couldn’t get there in time. Read more...
Photo: Shortstop Kevin Kramer has bounced back strong this year after tearing his labrum and missing all of last season. The redshirt junior leads UCLA in nearly all of the major offensive categories, including on-base percentage, slugging percentage and batting average. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Men's Basketball, Sports
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April 6, 2:35 pm
Freshman forward Kevon Looney declares for 2015 NBA draft
UCLA freshman forward Kevon Looney will declare for the 2015 NBA draft, UCLA Athletics announced Monday. In his one season at UCLA, Looney averaged 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, and was awarded second-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman team honors. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Kevon Looney officially announced on Monday that he would be entering the 2015 NBA draft. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Sports, Women's Tennis
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April 6, 12:30 am
UCLA women’s tennis maintains success near season’s end
They’re saving their best for last. In its penultimate conference road games, No. 4 UCLA women’s tennis (16-3, 6-1 Pac-12) controlled its matches against No. 23 Arizona State (12-7, 3-3) and Arizona (13-5, 3-4), dropping just three points over two days. Read more...
Photo: After dropping the first set, senior Chanelle Van Nguyen roared back, losing just two more games en route to a 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 singles win, leading UCLA to a 4-3 victory over Arizona State Friday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Tennis, Sports
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April 6, 12:28 am
UCLA men’s tennis shuts out Arizona, Utah, despite slack in mentality
UCLA men’s tennis easily picked up its fourth and fifth consecutive wins this past weekend. After taking the doubles point, decisive straight-set wins by freshmen Martin Redlicki, Austin Rapp and senior Dennis Mkrtchian helped the Bruins (13-6, 4-0 Pac-12) shut out the Arizona Wildcats (8-15, 0-4) 4-0 on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Martin Redlicki said he knew Arizona’s David Mushayev was trying to agitate him during their singles match, but Redlicki added that he saw right through that and didn’t make anything of it. Redlicki defeated Mushayev 6-2, 6-3, helping UCLA earn a 4-0 win over Arizona Friday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Beach Volleyball, Sports
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April 6, 12:25 am
UCLA sand volleyball falls to Long Beach State, ends five game run
The number five meant a couple of different things to the No. 8 UCLA sand volleyball team this weekend. UCLA opened the competition on Saturday morning in dominating fashion, ending its fifth game of the season by completing a 5-0 sweep against No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s doubles pair of junior Julie Consani (pictured) and sophomore Laurel Weaver was the only Bruin team to win a set in the Bruins’ 5-0 loss to the Long Beach State 49ers Saturday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)