As the No. 3 seed at the 2009 NCAA Tournament, the UCLA women's water polo team took home the national championship, its fifth in a row. A year later, the No. Read more...
Sports, Women's Water Polo
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May 2, 11:49 pm
Women’s water polo earns No. 3 seed for NCAA Tournament
Baseball, Sports
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May 2, 11:46 pm
Baseball seeks win in rematch against Pepperdine
The last time it played Pepperdine, the UCLA baseball team was ranked No. 2 in the nation and was coming off of a series sweep of San Francisco. The Bruins laid the smackdown on the Waves, winning their fourth straight game, 9-0, to open the year. Read more...
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Sophomore second baseman Trevor Brown and the Bruins play a non-conference game against the Pepperdine Waves in Malibu today. UCLA beat Pepperdine 9-0 earlier this year.
Football, Sports
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May 2, 12:11 am
NFL draft second-round picks Akeem Ayers, Rahim Moore join Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos, respectively
In a span of six picks, two former Bruins' decisions to go pro paid off. When Akeem Ayers and Rahim Moore "“ both would-be UCLA seniors "“ will get paid is another matter, but on Friday the pair went from UCLA standouts to NFL building blocks as second-round picks in the 2011 NFL draft. Read more...
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Akeem Ayers
Sports, Women's Water Polo
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May 2, 12:08 am
Women’s water polo sinks undefeated No. 1 Cardinal but falls to No. 2 Bears in MPSF Tournament finals
It wouldn't be a true UCLA women's water polo season without a postseason surge. This year's Bruins were happy to keep that trend going, and not even undefeated Stanford could stop them. Read more...
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Sophomore attacker Brooke Martin had a hat trick in No. 4-seeded UCLA’s upset of undefeated and top-seeded Stanford on Saturday at the MPSF Tournament. UCLA finished second.
Men's Golf, Sports
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May 2, 12:06 am
Men’s golf falls just a few strokes short in Pac-10 Championship
The UCLA men's golf team's performance at the Pac-10 Championship this weekend was equivalent to just missing a putt. Read more...
Sports, Track and Field
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May 2, 12:04 am
No. 5 Women of Troy take down unranked UCLA track and field in dual meet
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, and definitely not in track and field meets between unranked UCLA and No. Read more...
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Turquoise Thompson had a career weekend in UCLA’s loss to USC.
Sports, Track and Field
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May 2, 12:02 am
Men’s track and field upsets Trojans with win in the 5,000 meters
The men's track and field teams from USC and UCLA are both storied programs, combining for 36 national championships, an incredible amount of future Olympians and even more All-Americans. Read more...
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Redshirt sophomore distance runner David McDonald helped give UCLA the edge over USC in the 5000-meter run.
Correction: The original caption for this photo misidentified David McDonald.