Tuesday, June 30

UCLA women’s water polo begins MPSF title defense with crosstown matchup against USC

As the No. 4-seeded UCLA women's water polo team prepares to face No. 5-seeded USC in the first round of this weekend's Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament, comparisons with last year's championship game "“ in which the Bruins edged out their crosstown rival Women of Troy to win the conference title "“ are unavoidable. Read more...

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Junior utility KK Clark and the Bruins will compete against the Women of Troy in the first round of the MPSF Tournament on Friday in a rematch of last year’s final.


Vander Tuig find redemption in UCLA baseball’s commanding 6-1 victory over UC Irvine

Seventy-two hours after watching Zack Weiss and Nick Vander Tuig struggle mightily in a heartbreaking loss to Stanford, coach John Savage trotted his two freshman pitchers right back to the mound again. Weiss started Tuesday night against UC Irvine and pitched a gem in leading the No. Read more...

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Junior first baseman Dean Espy went 2-for-4 at the plate and knocked in two RBIs in No. 24 UCLA’s 6-1 victory over UC Irvine at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday. Espy helped UCLA get on the board early, batting in two runs in the opening two innings. The Bruins will now take on the No. 3 Oregon State Beavers in a three-game home weekend series which begins Friday.


UCLA women's golf earns No. 1 seed in Central NCAA Regional, will play in Indiana against foes including LSU and Duke

After placing third in the Pac-10 Championships, the UCLA women's golf team knew it would drop to second in the national rankings, giving it a spot somewhere outside of the West for NCAA Regionals. The question remained, though, where exactly that spot would be. On Monday, the team got the call. Read more...

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The UCLA women’s golf team, pictured here after winning the Bruin Wave Invitational in March, has garnered the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Central Regional.


Quarterback Kevin Prince still in the hunt for UCLA football starting role despite having spring practices limited by injury

Innocently enough, UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel admitted on April 7 that he had forgotten to give reps to quarterback Kevin Prince, who had been cleared to resume practicing that day. It wasn't hard to believe. Read more...

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Rising redshirt junior quarterback Kevin Prince could create a three-way positional battle when he returns from knee surgery at full strength in the fall.


Inconsistency was the only constant for UCLA men’s volleyball, though the team says it has the pieces to win an NCAA Championship in 2012

There is a bitter irony related to the word "inconsistency" when it comes to sports: A team has to be consistently inconsistent in order to earn the dubious designation. This season, the UCLA men's volleyball team fit the mold to be labeled with such a title. Read more...

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Junior quick hitter Thomas Amberg suffered injuries throughout UCLA’s inconsistent season. Amberg and several other key players return next year.