The regular season may be coming to an end, but questions about what the star-studded Bruin lineup will look like next year are only beginning. With the departure of a crucial senior core, coach John Hawks will need the right pieces to step up and replicate their elite production. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball players stand in a line during the national anthem. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA football will be 0-0 for a while No games can be won from now until Sept. 5 when UCLA faces California for the first game of the 2026 season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football head coach Bob Chesney points his finger as he stands on the field. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Oklahoma Ranking: No. 1 seed Strength: Vault Weakness: Bars X-Factor: Addison Fatta Oklahoma is dominant. The Sooners were the No. 1 squad in the nation for nine weeks in a row during the regular season, owning an NQS of 197.980 and top-five rankings on every event. Read more...
Uncommon. Coach Cori Close has used this label to describe UCLA women’s basketball mission and the six graduating athletes who have championed it throughout the season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball poses with the NCAA championship trophy. The Bruins’ six graduating athletes were all selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft, making them the first collegiate program to achieve the feat in the league’s history. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
“Returners” are a prized possession in today’s NCAA landscape. With the increasing popularity of the transfer portal and the seemingly constant coaching carousels that define college football, sustaining continuity is a tall task. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football offensive coordinator Dean Kennedy holds a play-calling sheet and watches players on Spaulding Field. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Competitions give athletes a sense of purpose. And for many young athletes, that feeling is amplified when they are given the opportunity to compete alongside the best of the best. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore distance runner Marie Warneke rounds the corner at Drake Stadium. The Gold Coast, Australia, local placed 18th in the women’s 800-meter run at the Outdoor NCAA championships last year. She boasts the No. 3 time in UCLA outdoor history with a 2:02.93-second mark in the half-mile event. (Pranav Akella/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins are averaging 3.2 home runs a game. But they hammered 18 across just three games last weekend. No. 8 UCLA softball (37-5, 16-2 Big Ten) will face Cal Baptist (34-13, 10-2 WAC) on Tuesday at Easton Stadium and Long Beach State (24-16, 12-6 Big West) on Wednesday at LBSU Softball Complex. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior utility Rylee Pinedo runs on the base path. Pinedo has made two starts in right field throughout her four-year stint in Westwood. Pinedo serves primarily as a pinch runner, and she has stolen two bases this season. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
