Spring football is a lot like the grocery store. It is coaches, players, fans and media all counting their eggs before Easter – and chickens before they hatch. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football coach Bob Chesney walks on Spaulding field during Spring practice on Saturday. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
PHOENIX – It was never just a national championship. Yes, UCLA women’s basketball took home its first national championship of the NCAA era and first title since the legendary Ann Meyers Drysdale won the 1978 AIAW Women’s Basketball Championship. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball players celebrate together at the center of the court in Phoenix. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Mark Twain once said history does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme. The Bruins proved themselves to be rhymesters this weekend – but whether they can disprove the first half of Twain’s assertion will be determined at April’s end. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Emon van Loben Sels thrusts a backhand swing at the ball. (Pranav Akella/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 5 at 10:18 p.m. CORVALLIS, OREGON – Jordan Chiles was crying before she even stepped onto the floor. With razor-thin margins, the senior had only one option – a hit routine to punch the Bruins’ ticket to nationals. Read more...
Photo: Senior Jordan Chiles (left) sits on the ground with her head in her hands after closing out the regional final with a perfect 10 on floor while members of UCLA gymnastics cheer. Chiles earned her 19th career perfect 10 and eighth of the season Sunday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 5 at 9:42 p.m. PHOENIX – Third-year mathematics/economics student Gabriel Sundaramoorthy said the idea came to him at 10 p.m. Saturday night. Phoenix, where UCLA women’s basketball was set to compete for its first NCAA title in 14 hours, was a six-hour drive away from campus. Read more...
Photo: Fans celebrate during UCLA women’s basketball’s national championship game versus the University of South Carolina on Sunday. Hundreds of Bruins came to watch as the squad took home its first NCAA title. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 5 at 10:02 p.m. PHOENIX – Over six minutes remained in the fourth quarter and Gabriela Jaquez was already receiving a standing ovation as she subbed off the court. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball poses with the NCAA championship trophy. The Bruins won the title game by the third-largest margin in history. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
While Megan Grant – who started her senior season with UCLA women’s basketball back in November – won’t end the season at the national championship game Sunday, Grant will still play when the Bruins take the court in Phoenix. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Megan Grant rounds the bases after hitting a home run. Grant played on the UCLA women’s basketball team at the beginning of the 2025-26 season before making the switch to UCLA softball at the start of its season in February. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)
