Each game was reminiscent of the other. It’s rare for basketball scorecards to reflect eerily similar results across four duels, but such was destiny for the United States. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s basketball guard Jrue Holiday drives toward his defender for a stepback. A member of Team USA, Holiday’s two-way proficiency has helped the Americans cruise to Thursday’s semi-final against Brazil. (Courtesy of Fiba.com)
A Big Ten team has appeared in eight women’s volleyball national championships since 2013. Now, UCLA women’s volleyball calls that conference home. The Bruins took to the Big Ten Network Studios in Chicago for the 2024 Big Ten Volleyball Media Days on Tuesday – four days after officially joining the conference. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball rising graduate students, setter Audrey Pak (left) and middle blocker Anna Dodson (right), speak to media at the Big Ten Network Studios on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Suzi Mellano/UCLA Athletics)
The score popped in, and it was good enough for fifth. It seemed Jordan Chiles was out of luck for an individual medal. But then, a judging error was noticed. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Chiles clapping during a competition. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The only nation to medal in every Games since water polo joined the Olympic catalog is one step closer to the podium. The United States women’s water polo team – which rosters three UCLA alumni as players and two as coaches – finished second in its preliminary rounds to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin utility Rachel Fattal lifts her arm to throw the ball. (Courtesy of Catharyn Hayne/USA Water Polo)
Athletes spend years preparing to represent their nation at the Olympics. For UCLA women’s golf alumnus Lilia Vu, her Olympic debut on the national team is about more than just a title – it’s one filled with perseverance. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Lilia Vu boasts five tournament first-place finishes, along with 18 top-10 finishes. The No. 2-ranked golfer will make her Olympic debut Aug. 7. (Graphic by Gabrielle Vogel/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA is under a month away from its first Big Ten women’s volleyball season. But three Bruins of the past and one present took to the hardwood early, in Paris for Olympic women’s volleyball preliminary rounds from July 29 to Aug. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA women’s volleyball outside/opposite hitter Iman Ndiaye reaches for a ball at Pauley Pavillion. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Aug. 6 at 1:32 a.m. A UCLA baseball coach was disciplined for slapping a player, according to a university report obtained by the Daily Bruin. Read more...
Photo: David Berg, a former UCLA baseball assistant coach, is pictured. A campus Human Resources investigation found that Berg had slapped a player. Berg is no longer employed by UCLA Athletics. (Daily Bruin file photo)
