In his team’s first meeting with Oregon State in January, coach Steve Alford deemed the opening half “The Payton Show,” after the Beavers’ Gary Payton II took over the game in the period’s final few minutes. Read more...
Men's Basketball, Sports
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February 11, 7:57 pm
UCLA leads Oregon State 40-25 at the half
Men's Basketball, Sports
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February 11, 3:50 am
From UCLA to the NBA: Former Bruins form coalition in pros
Matt Barnes (SF) 45th overall, Memphis Grizzlies, 2002 After four years of solid, but not elite, play at UCLA, earning an All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2001, Matt Barnes made a name for himself in the NBA as a scrapper – a solid defender, impressive rebounder for his size and sometimes streaky shooter. Read more...
Men's Basketball, Sports
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February 11, 3:36 am
Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Feb. 11
With another week of Pac-12 men’s basketball in the books, Daily Bruin Sports returns with its weekly installment of Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (20-3, 8-2) (Last week: 1) Well that wasn’t supposed to happen, was it? Read more...
Softball, Sports
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February 11, 3:27 am
UCLA softball remains optimistic about weekend outcome
Following a four-day, six-game stretch in which UCLA went 4-2, coach Kelly Inouye-Perez seemed unfazed and even optimistic by the lackluster result. “I’m inviting adversity this year,” Inouye-Perez said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Johanna Grauer faced some adversity in her first week as a collegiate pitcher, allowing 21 hits in 14.0 innings pitched . (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Features, Men's Tennis, Sports
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February 11, 3:14 am
Sophomore Joseph Di Guilio overcomes adversity, finds solace in tennis
Practice was winding down. The UCLA men’s tennis team was finishing stretching and packing up. Players were talking about where they were going to eat, while others were talking about what midterms they had to study for that week. Read more...
Photo: For Joseph Di Giulio, the tennis courts are where the sophomore finds solace, a place where he escapes from problems small and large. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Sports, Track and Field
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February 11, 3:12 am
Pasadena natives jump to new heights, set personal, UCLA records
In the 2009-2010 scholastic year, Pasadena High and Polytechnic School housed two of the best high jumpers in the country. Five years later, they are not only teammates on the UCLA track and field roster, but the closest of friends. Read more...
Photo: After senior jumper Zibby Boyer hit her goal of 6 feet, her sights are now set on the next batch of goals: placing at nationals. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Baseball, Sports
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February 11, 3:10 am
UCLA pitcher, reliever added to Golden Spikes Award watch list
UCLA baseball’s No. 1 starting pitcher and No. 1 reliever were added to the watch list for the highest award in collegiate baseball Tuesday. James Kaprielian – the leader of UCLA’s rotation – and David Berg – the Bruins’ closer – were named to the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list, which includes 50 collegiate players from across the country. Read more...
Photo: Senior closer David Berg was added to the Spikes Award watch list along with junior pitcher James Kaprielian. (Daily Bruin file photo)