Monday, October 12

Beat Breakdown: Who is UCLA football’s most underrated player so far?

No. 21 UCLA football (4-0, 2-0 Big Ten) has opened with a program-best start since 2022 and its first appearance in the AP Top 25 Poll since 2023 in coach Bob Chesney’s first year in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football lines up for a snap against Maryland on Sept. 26. The Bruins have opened up to a 4-0 start for the first time since 2022. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


Coach Mick Cronin emphasizes defense ahead of UCLA men’s basketball season

This post was updated Oct. 6 at 11:30 p.m. When the Bruins began practicing Tuesday morning, every player went through two full drills following stretches without even dribbling a basketball. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Nikola Kusturica swings his left arm above his body to pass the ball. Kusturica comes to Westwood after competing for FC Barcelona. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA football to test its unbeaten streak against Oregon in first ranked matchup

This post was updated Oct. 7 at 1:00 a.m. Four games into the season, the Bruins have already opened with a historic start. But Saturday will bring about their toughest task so far, as No. Read more...

Photo: Coach Bob Chesney sits with his hands folded at a table while addressing the media. Chesney is the first UCLA football head coach to start their Westwood career 4-0 since 1949. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA men’s water polo falls to Stanford, bounces back to best California

This post was updated Oct. 6 at 10:44 p.m. A 75-match streak stood in the balance. With just under four minutes remaining, center Ilias Angelopoulos gave the Golden Bears back the lead for the first time since early in the third quarter – threatening to hand the Bruins their first two-match losing streak since 2023. Read more...

Photo: Fifth-year attacker Frederico Jucá Carsalade prepares to shoot the ball. The Rio de Janeiro local tallied four goals across the weekend. (Miles Turner/Daily Bruin)


Women’s volleyball beats Michigan, falls to Michigan State in return to Pauley

A highly anticipated return to Westwood. UCLA women’s volleyball (11-4, 2-2 Big Ten) swept Michigan (10-5, 1-3) on Saturday after falling 3-0 to Michigan State (13-1, 3-1) Friday night. Read more...

Photo: Freshman middle blocker Brooke Harwood reaches out to push the ball over opposing blockers. Harwood had 15 kills across the two games this weekend. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Jacob’s Wake-Up Call: Oregon matchup will be true test of Chesney’s renewed UCLA football squad

This post was updated Oct. 6 at 5:24 p.m. If you told me in my freshman year that I’d be spearheading coverage of a 4-0, ranked UCLA football team, I would’ve scoffed. Read more...

Photo: Coach Bob Chesney stands on the sideline with his players around him during UCLA’s game against Purdue on Sept. 19. Chesney and the Bruins have opened to a 4-0 start. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)