A quality team is determined not just by wins and losses, but by the ability to bounce back. And the Bruins have the opportunity to respond. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt frehman Aleena Garcia looks back as she crosses the plate. Garcia has recorded 31 runs this season. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Home is not always on the schedule for college athletes. But for one Bruin, this weekend’s meet will offer exactly that. UCLA track and field will divide its roster across two competitions, sending nine distance runners to compete at the Stanford Invite in Palo Alto, California while sprinters and field athletes will head to compete in the Battle on the Bayou meet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Read more...
Photo: Bruin distance runners race run down the back stretch at Drake Stadium at the UCLA-USC dual meet last year. The men’s distance squad had six combined seniors and graduate student athletes last year, who all departed in 2025. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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)
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)
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)
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)
“Success is a journey, not a destination.” Former UCLA tennis player Arthur Ashe famously coined it. And the Bruins know better than most that it is the climb that has defined them this season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball players stand together during a match. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)
