Thursday, April 30

11-year-old men’s volleyball recruit relies on music, teammates amid health treatments

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)


Five Things: UCLA vs. Stanford

The Bruins’ decision to opt out of a bowl this year didn’t turn out to mean much, considering their loss Saturday night dropped them below .500 for the fifth-consecutive season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football finished the campaign under .500 for the fifth-straight season with its loss to Stanford, a game in which redshirt sophomore tight end Greg Dulcich (left) and redshirt freshman quarterback Chase Griffin (middle) both had multiple touchdowns. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s basketball notches win over California ahead of game against No. 1 Stanford

With a starter missing the game because of an injury, Natalie Chou stepped up with her best scoring performance of the season. Starting the game in place of the injured redshirt junior guard Chantel Horvat, the redshirt senior guard scored a season-high 18 points as No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior guard Natalie Chou set a new personal season-high in points in UCLA women’s basketball’s victory over California on Saturday. Chou put up 18 points on 7-of-13 in her return to the starting lineup. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA football’s Demetric Felton declares for 2021 NFL Draft

All good things must come to an end. UCLA football’s redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton announced on social media that he declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. Read more...

Photo: After a season in which he doubled his collegiate touchdown total, redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton announced via social media that he declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins narrowly lose back-and-forth battle in double overtime against Cardinal

This post was updated Dec. 19 at 8:57 p.m. The game came down to one play in the second extra period. Without their starting quarterback, running back and center, the Bruins went for two – and came up a yard short. Read more...

Photo: Graduate transfer running back Brittain Brown was stopped on the game’s final play but still finished the game with 219 yards on 29 carries in UCLA football’s loss to Stanford. Brown replaced the usual starter redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton who did not play in the game. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA trails Stanford at end of 1st half after quarterback leaves game

In the final game at the Rose Bowl in 2020, the Bruins lost their starting quarterback and fell behind to their California rival.  UCLA football (3-3) trails Stanford (3-2) 20-3 at halftime in both teams’ final contest of the season. Read more...

Photo: Junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson left UCLA football’s final game of the season with a possible injury late in the second quarter. Thompson-Robinson had 65 yards passing and 46 yards rushing before exiting the game. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball falls to Ohio State, snapping five-game winning streak

The Buckeyes had fallen silent from deep after a hot start, but their resurgence from behind the arc helped them sink the Bruins in Cleveland. UCLA men’s basketball (5-2, 1-0 Pac-12) fell to No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior forward Cody Riley scored a team-high 15 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s loss to No. 20 Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday. Riley also recorded five rebounds in the losing effort. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)