The Bruins are coming home and have the chance to begin Pac-12 play 3-0. UCLA men’s basketball (5-2, 1-0 Pac-12) returns to Westwood for games against Utah (4-1, 1-0) and Colorado (6-2, 0-1) Thursday and Saturday, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Chris Smith leads UCLA men’s basketball in steals and rebounds. The Bruins will end 2020 and begin 2021 with games against Pac-12 opponents. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
As college sports continue to be pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional leagues have restarted. Each Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will highlight a few standout alumni performances from the past week in ongoing leagues as we await the return of university athletics. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin quarterback and first-round NFL Draft selection Josh Rosen has been signed by the San Francisco 49ers, his third team in the last four months. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Add the Ducks to the list of Bruin postponements. UCLA men’s basketball’s (5-2, 1-0 Pac-12) game against No. 25 Oregon (6-1, 1-0) has been postponed indefinitely because of COVID-19 contact tracing protocols relating to the game officials. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball had its third game of the season postponed when Wednesday’s matchup with No. 25 Oregon was postponed because of COVID-19 contact tracing protocols.
Another one bites the dust. UCLA football’s redshirt senior defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa announced on social media that he declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. He will forego the extra year of eligibility given to all NCAA student-athletes this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Odighizuwa played in all seven games this year, and was honored before kickoff at the Rose Bowl before UCLA’s final contest against Stanford along with fellow redshirt senior Demetric Felton – who declared for the NFL Draft Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa has declared for the 2021 Draft, he announced on social media. Odighizuwa finished the 2020 season second on the team in sacks and fifth on the team in tackles. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 23 at 11:05 a.m. While the Bruins lost the game, Emily Bessoir delivered a standout performance. Deemed “the best freshman on the floor today” by coach Cori Close, the forward, playing in her seventh game, scored 15 points Monday afternoon, as No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Emily Bessoir tied her career-high with 15 points in UCLA women’s basketball’s loss to Stanford. She also added five rebounds, one block and one steal while playing 25 minutes. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)
As college sports continue to be pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional leagues have restarted. Each Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will highlight a few standout alumni performances from the past week in ongoing leagues as we await the return of university athletics. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA women’s soccer midfielder Samantha Mewis took home the 2020 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year award Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
After signing a national letter of intent with UCLA men’s volleyball on Nov. 11, Matthew Ignacio’s teammates sent him a playlist of songs they listen to before games. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) Grayson Quintero, Matthew Ignacio, Melina Quintero and Mikey Ignacio spend time together in their Pico Rivera, California, home. Eleven-year-old Matthew signed with UCLA men’s volleyball in November through Team Impact, an organization that connects children with chronic illnesses with college teams. (Photo illustration by Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin & Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
