Monday, April 6

UCLA baseball ties record for longest losing streak since 2015

This post updated March 13 at 9:54 p.m. Sophomore right-hander Cody Delvecchio could only watch after throwing his first pitch Tuesday. The ball sailed off an opponent’s bat and over the left field wall – a scene all too familiar for the Bruins this year. Read more...

Photo: Freshman infielder Roman Martin goes for a high-five with freshman catcher Cashel Dugger after hitting his first career home run. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s basketball heads to Vegas to kickoff do-or-die Pac-12 tournament

Mick Cronin is familiar with improbable postseason runs. The Bruins’ coach is just three years removed from following a first-round exit in the Pac-12 tournament with the second First Four to Final Four run in March Madness history. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Lazar Stefanovic looks for a pass during a game against Oregon State on Feb. 1. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA men’s tennis snaps six-game winning streak in loss to Columbia

Six different Bruins fell prey to the Lions on Monday afternoon. UCLA men’s tennis (6-3) had its six-game winning streak snapped by No. 6 Columbia (10-2) in a 6-1 decision Monday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Aadarsh Tripathi leaps sideways for a forehand serve. Following an opening game loss, Tripathi has maintained an undefeated record through this season. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)


Five Things: UCLA men’s basketball’s conference slate

Waving a final farewell to its longtime conference, No. 5 seed UCLA men’s basketball (15-16, 10-10 Pac-12) will battle No. 12 seed Oregon State (13-18, 5-15) in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball line up before a game. The Bruins’ finished their regular season .500 in conference play, handing them the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 tournament. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)


Alex Irvine earns 1st-year triumph in Tempe after injury-filled route to UCLA

The stars realigned for Alex Irvine. After falling twice on bars, the freshman was taken out of the lineups for an entire month. Saturday, with sophomore Selena Harris and junior Emma Malabuyo unavailable, Irvine reentered UCLA gymnastics’ bars lineups. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Alex Irvine raises both of her hands for a high five. Irvine set a career-high on bars, with a 9.900 at Arizona State in Tempe. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)


Adem Bona wins Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, succeeding Jaylen Clark

This post was updated March 13 at 10:04 p.m. The conference’s best defender resides in Westwood, again.  UCLA men’s basketball sophomore forward/center Adem Bona won Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday morning, marking his second conference award after earning Freshman of the Year last season. Read more...

Photo: Forward/center Adem Bona tips the ball on a block during UCLA men’s basketball’s game against Saint Francis. The sophomore had 57 blocks in his Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year-winning season this year. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)


Fresh eyes: Sebastian Mack, Brandon Williams spark freshman starts with tenacity

The multiverse is a theory that explains the existence of other universes beyond the observable one. In another universe, guard Sebastian Mack is playing at Florida State. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Sebastian Mack (left) lifts the ball while freshman guard/forward Brandon Williams dribbles (right). The two have become the most frequent freshman starters for UCLA men’s basketball this season, with Mack earning a nod in 28 games and Williams in 12. (Photos by (left to right) Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin senior staff, Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Mikayla Kwok/Daily Bruin)