Saturday, March 14

Five Things: With a well-bonded team and bolstered staff, UCLA works toward a MCWS appearance

Ahead of No. 1 UCLA baseball’s (14-2, 3-0 Big Ten) weekend series with Michigan (9-6) at Jackie Robinson Stadium, assistant Sports editor Gabriela Garcia shares five thoughts on the Bruins’ first 16 games of the 2026 campaign, as the squad rides an eight-game win streak and its best start since 2010. Read more...

Photo: Junior first baseman Mulivai Levu walks toward the dugout with junior second baseman Phoenix Call, waiting to celebrate. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA takes first-ever Big Ten tournament victory with Donovan Dent’s triple-double

This post was updated March 12 at 10:59 p.m. CHICAGO – The alarm clock rang. It was only 6 p.m. on the West Coast when tip-off commenced, but the Bruins still seemed deep in their slumber. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Donovan Dent smiles and talks to broadcasters in the post-game press conference. Dent garnered UCLA’s first triple-double since 2013 and the first-ever triple-double in the Big Ten tournament. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)





UCLA softball tramples LMU with home run barrage

Three is a magic number. Three Bruins homered back-to-back-to-back at Easton Stadium in an effort that resulted in No. 7 UCLA softball (22-3, 3-0 Big Ten) besting Loyola Marymount (18-8) 9-1 in a contest that lasted just five innings. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outfielder Rylee Slimp jogs down the third-base line after hitting a home run against LMU. Her teammates stand at home plate to celebrate. The bases-clearing blast was Slimp’s fifth across her two-year collegiate career. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)