The UCLA gymnastics team has a successful mount to the season as it heads toward the season’s dismount with eight new faces in play. The Bruins’ first meet went well as the team landed a win against the Oregon State Beavers. Read more...
Photo: After UCLA gymnastics opened its season with a close win over Oregon State, redshirt senior Samantha Peszek felt the team would build on its early success. (Daily Bruin file photo)
In the final stage of its task to win three straight games after its five-game losing streak, UCLA men’s basketball put itself in a good position to accomplish that, leading USC 36-31 at halftime. Read more...
With a pair of conference matches against Brigham Young University looming this weekend, the UCLA men’s volleyball team is taking advantage of almost a full week of practices before heading to Provo, Utah. Read more...
Photo: With the men’s volleyball team preparing to travel to Provo, Utah to play BYU, sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl and the Bruins are working on serving differently because of the altitude difference that makes a ball sail. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
For the majority of the past two decades, UCLA has reigned as basketball royalty in Los Angeles, crowned champion over crosstown rival USC 30 out of their 43 meetings since the 1994-1995 season and in seven of the past eight matchups. Read more...
Photo: UCLA debuted a new offensive scheme against Stanford that featured more use of its bigs. The new game plan resulted in freshman forward Kevon Looney scoring 27 points. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Austin Rapp didn’t start playing tennis until third grade. But he quickly fell in love. “Once I started playing tournaments and started winning some matches – I’ve always loved winning, no matter what it is,” Rapp said. Read more...
Photo: Although freshman Austin Rapp’s height has made him a naturally powerful server, UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin said Rapp needs to continue working on his groundstroke and volleys in order to complete his dream of becoming one of the best college tennis players. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
A shuddering fall, a sore back, muscle spasms, a broken nose, a concussion and two Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors. It seems like an athletic paradox, a nonsensical descriptive list for an individual player. Read more...
Photo: After several injuries forced Jordin Canada to the sidelines, the freshman guard was able to post stat lines in her return that qualified her for multiple Pac-12 awards. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Andrew Erickson and Kevin Bowman break down UCLA men’s basketball’s two wins over Stanford and Cal and look ahead to its game against USC this week. Read more...
