Saturday, August 8

In the news:


Track and field pits three top-10 finishers at NCAA indoors

This past weekend, the nation’s most elite collegiate track and field athletes competed in the NCAA indoor championship in Fayetteville, Ark. With the Oregon Ducks repeating as Division 1 indoor champions on the men’s side, and the Arkansas Razorbacks obtaining their first indoor women’s championship, the weekend was highlighted by a plethora of strong individual performances. Read more...


UCLA softball’s pitching leads team to three-game sweep of Utah

It was business as usual for the UCLA softball team this past weekend. The No. 13 Bruins (27-5, 3-0 Pac-12) swept the Utah Utes (17-9, 0-3) in a three-game home series, maintaining their stranglehold over the Utes in Easton Stadium. Read more...

Photo: Ally Carda took control of this weekend’s series against Utah. The senior pitcher led the Bruins to a three-game sweep by recording 13 scoreless innings in the circle and batting .500 at the plate. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


Closer David Berg’s career outing lifts UCLA to win over Washington

UCLA senior closer David Berg toed the rubber as the baserunners on first and second took their leads. Berg was in his second inning of work, but this was his most tense situation yet. Read more...

Photo: Senior closer David Berg carried the Bruins through the extra innings Sunday, pitching six scoreless relief innings before UCLA won in the 13th. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)


UCLA announcer Chris Roberts to leave storied legacy behind the mic

Chris Roberts is in an unusual place. After 23 years behind the mic, the longtime UCLA football and men’s basketball radio play-by-play man stands front and center at half-court preparing to address the Pauley Pavilion crowd. Read more...

Photo: Chris Roberts’ 23-year career as a play-by-play announcer for UCLA football and men’s basketball was celebrated during a half-time ceremony in the UCLA’s regular season closer against USC. Roberts, known as the “Voice” of UCLA will retire at the conclusion of this year’s men’s basketball season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



No. 1 UCLA women’s water polo spreads the wealth in 17-3 win over CSUB

It took the Bruins almost seven minutes after the start of Saturday’s game before they got one shot to go. With 1:17 to play in the first quarter, senior attacker Emily Donohoe sent a shot soaring into the top-right corner of the net, tying the game at 1-1. Read more...

Photo: Freshman attacker Nicole Reynolds was one of 10 different Bruins to score in UCLA’s 17-3 rout of Cal State Bakersfield Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)