Wednesday, May 20


Men’s basketball hopes to break defensive dam built by Beavers

In the afterglow of UCLA men’s basketball’s win over USC on Jan. 14, sophomore guard Bryce Alford took to Twitter to share his excitement. “Mission Complete #9D3W on to the next!” Alford tweeted, referencing UCLA’s three consecutive wins over a nine-day span. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell said just getting the two wins is all the motivation UCLA needs in its Oregon road series. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)


UCLA swim team adds splash of creativity to practice drills

Once a week, Spieker Aquatics Center becomes a strange sight for those not entirely familiar with the UCLA swim team. Instead of merely repeating lap after lap in the same way, the UCLA swim team members can be seen swimming furiously toward one end of the pool where teammates are pulling them back as aggressively with athletic elastic bands. Read more...

Photo: Coach Cyndi Gallagher has incorporated a variety of creative drills during UCLA’s swim practice. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Grad student Jordan Williams faces former team at first home meet

After the Monday gymnastics meet at Pauley Pavilion, a Bruin squeezed her way into the Wildcats, hugging each one of them. But there wasn’t a need for either side to be alarmed – that was just UCLA’s fifth-year senior Jordan Williams saying hello to her old college teammates from Arizona. Read more...

Photo: Fifth-year senior Jordan Williams scored a 9.850 during her first home meet as a Bruin. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Jan. 21

With the third week of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports delivers its third installment of its Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (16-2, 4-1) The Wildcats silenced any doubts regarding their conference hegemony on Saturday, as they trounced the conference’s emergent power – the Utah Utes – 69-51. Read more...