Friday, April 3

UCLA baseball faces crosstown rivals USC on brink of program straight wins record

Twenty-straight wins. No other team in the nation has more than nine. Just two victories shy of matching the program record of 22 straight – set in 2010 by a team that featured future major leaguers Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer – the Bruins could make history this weekend. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball walks and high-fives each other following a win. (Miles Turner/Daily Bruin)


Scouting report: UCLA women’s basketball vs. Texas

This post was updated April 2 at 11:21 p.m. No. 1-seeded UCLA women’s basketball (35-1, 18-0 Big Ten) will face No. 1-seeded Texas (35-3, 13-3 SEC) in the Final Four in Phoenix on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Coach Cori Close stands on the sidelines. Close has led the Bruins to their only two Final Four appearances in program history, this and last year’s campaigns. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA beach volleyball set to compete against nation’s best

This post was updated April 2 at 9:24 a.m. Upsets. The best teams loathe them. The underdogs love them. And the Bruins fall into the former. Read more...

Photo: UCLA beach volleyball celebrates on the sand after the court one pairing of senior Maggie Boyd and sophomore Sally Perez win a match. The squad has dropped just three games this year through 21 games in 2026. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Dully’s Drop: Cronin must retool roster from transfer portal to forge championship-caliber team

This post was updated April 2 at 11:10 p.m. College free agency is on the horizon. While the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal does not officially open until April 7, players have already entered and many more will follow. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball players line up for the national anthem. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)



Bruins defeat UCI with strong defense, break loss streak at Anteater Ballpark

On a night, when their bats struggled to get going, the Bruins relied on alternative methods to win. With free passes, good defense and excellent pitching, top-ranked UCLA proved why it is the best team in the nation even when it isn’t blasting home runs. Read more...

Photo: Juniors shortstop Roch Cholowsky and catcher Cashel Dugger jump in the air and chest bump.(Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)