Friday, July 3

Catching his break: Challenges paved Tyler Heineman’s path to finally become UCLA’s starting catcher

Tyler went where he wanted and began his UCLA baseball career. Now, as a junior, he's the team's third-best hitter and only switch hitter. He's started in all 11 of UCLA's games this season at catcher or designated hitter, moved to No. 2 in the order and has a hit in every game "“ a streak he'll attempt to extend tonight when the Bruins take on UC Riverside. Read more...

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Junior catcher Tyler Heineman is now the starting catcher for the UCLA baseball team after struggling to crack the lineup the last two years. He joined the team as a preferred walk-on, turning down a partial scholarship from Harvard.



Men’s basketball needed that special wake-up call from the Sports Illustrated expose

A day after an article in Sports Illustrated harshly criticized the character of the program, the UCLA men's basketball team executed its finest weekend of the season, a three-day stretch that featured a 30-point trouncing of Washington State and an impressive victory over Washington, the Pac-12's best team. Read more...

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Senior guard Lazeric Jones makes an uncontested slam dunk past Cougar junior guard Reggie Moore during a fast break in the Bruins’ victory over Washington State last Thursday.



Gymnastics falls to cross-country rival Georgia

Blanketed in a sea of black T-shirts and red body paint, Stegeman Coliseum was buzzing with the applause of Georgia fans as UCLA entered the arena of its cross-country rival Friday night. Unfortunately for the Bruins, the crowd "“ and the momentum of the meet "“ shifted strictly in favor of Georgia by the beginning of the third rotation, leaving UCLA to settle for second place by the end of the competition. Read more...

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Senior Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs scored a 39.300 in the all-around in the Bruins’ loss to Georgia this weekend.