Andrew Erickson and Kevin Bowman break down a winless weekend in Arizona for the UCLA men’s basketball team and how it impacts the Bruins’ NCAA tournament chances. Read more...
Photo: Photo by Heidy Cadena
Coach Brandon Brooks said the atmosphere during the final seconds of the UC Irvine Invitational championship game was tense. Sitting on the edge of his seat, Brooks watched as the clock slowly ran down and his team captured a 7-6 double-overtime victory over No.1 Stanford. Read more...
Photo: Coach Brandon Brooks said that the defense of No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo was crucial in allowing them to reach overtime and subsequently beat No. 1 Stanford 7-6 in the finals of the UCI Invitational. Redshirt goalkeeper Sami Hill (right) made eight saves in contest. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Billy Martin didn’t mince words. “I’m tired of talking about positives,” said the UCLA men’s tennis coach. “The positive is that we got to start playing better and winning. Read more...
Photo: Dennis Mkrtchian has been on a roll against opponents from No. 5 Baylor. The senior defeated three Baylor Bears – Diego Galeano, Max Tchoutakian and No. 10 Julian Lenz – in the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in January. Mkrtchian was two sets away from defeating his fourth Baylor opponent, No. 27 Tony Lupieri, before the match had to be abandoned since the Bears had accumulated a 4-0 victory through their other matches. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Long Beach State and UCLA were, statistically speaking, nearly identical last year. Both teams opted for pitching-oriented, small-ball approaches, and each yielded similar results. They tied for No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore infielder Luke Persico enters UCLA’s game against Long Beach State Tuesday as the Bruins’ leading run producer. (Daily Bruin file photo)
After a long offseason, fans and analysts often quench their thirst for sports by examining preseason games under a magnifying glass, hoping to predict information about the regular or even the post season. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda has struggled at times in the Bruins’ early-season tournaments, which feature several games in a weekend and wear heavily on pitching staffs. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s note: Each week, Daily Bruin Sports is offering an in-depth look at each of the four apparatuses in women’s competitive gymnastics through the perspectives of the UCLA gymnasts and coaches. Read more...
Photo: Amid speakers blasting the theme from the James Bond movies, the British-born junior Danusia Francis incorporates gestures that harken to the fictional British secret agent. Her dance elements, which include mimicking the firing of a handgun, have delighted the Pauley Pavilion crowd throughout the season. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA football hired former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley to the same position at UCLA Monday, according to ESPN. Bradley joins the staff of coach Jim Mora after former defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich left to serve as the linebackers coach of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons on Feb. Read more...
Photo: Former Penn State defensive coordinator and former West Virginia associate head coach Tom Bradley was hired by UCLA football as the team’s new defensive coordinator. (Courtesy of Kyle Lewis/Daily Collegian)
