Junior defensive lineman Ellis McCarthy will forgo his senior season at UCLA at enter the 2015 NFL draft, McCarthy announced on Twitter Tuesday. “This was an extremely difficult decision but it is best for my family and myself,” McCarthy said in a statement tweeted from his account. Read more...
Photo: Junior defense lineman Ellis McCarthy (right) attempts to tackle redshirt sophomore wide receiver Kenneth Walker during a fall camp practice in San Bernardino last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
After seeing a 5-2 lead in the national championship game turn into a 9-5 loss, then-sophomore UCLA attacker Rachel Fattal was already thinking ahead to the next season. Read more...
Photo: Although UCLA women’s water polo’s last season ended in a disappointing 9-5 loss in the NCAA championships, sophomore utility Mackenzie Barr said “things change every year” and the Bruins expect “different experiences” for their potential Stanford rematch in 2015. (Daily Bruin file photo)
When UCLA men’s basketball returned home, battered and bruised, from its four-game road trip having lost five straight games, coach Steve Alford took to the whiteboard to get his team back on track. Read more...
Photo: Norman Powell left the Stanford game with a hip injury, but after begging coach Steve Alford to let him return, the senior guard was able to sink two game-winning free throws in the second overtime period. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For a fan base that rarely fills the seats of Pauley Pavilion and that cheers louder for winning coupons to Yogurtland than its team winning games, UCLA basketball fans certainly seem passionate in their opinions of second-year coach Steve Alford. Read more...
Photo: Although the UCLA men’s basketball team has had a less than stellar season as of late, coach Steve Alford’s roster was also hamstrung in terms of depth prior to the season’s commencement. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s gymnastics competed in its first meet of the season Monday night, and landed a winning performance. The Bruins pulled away after a strong first rotation and rarely faltered, defeating the Oregon State Beavers 196.000 to 195.450. Read more...
Photo: After UCLA gymnastics’ season-opening win over Oregon State Monday, coach Valorie Kondos Field said that she was pleased, adding that she’s not concerned about the errors that her team made. (Daily Bruin file photo)
With the second week of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports gives its take on which teams are the best and worst in the conference. Read more...
Following a pair of Canadian exhibition matches, the UCLA men’s volleyball team opened its regular season in the UC Santa Barbara asics Invitational against three more unfamiliar opponents. Read more...
