Saturday, July 11

In the news:

Un-Connon Opinions: UCLA football’s disappointing results could be the end for Chip Kelly

Chip Kelly’s first three seasons in Westwood have been full of excuses. Those excuses have been justifiable, but they are still excuses nonetheless. The team wasn’t built of Kelly’s hand-picked recruits, the Pac-12 had evolved in his six-year absence since he coached up in Eugene, disgruntled players transferred out of the program in droves, injuries to key players disrupted position groups and a pandemic cost him a layup nonconference slate, among other things. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football coach Chip Kelly is 10-21 in his time in Westwood and has yet to achieve a winning season with the Bruins. Kelly is also 0-6 in nonconference play with UCLA but returns the second most production out of any team in the country heading into the 2021 season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball prepares for 4-game road trip starting with Cougars, Huskies

The Bruins have a chance to pick up a pair of season sweeps this weekend. Three weeks after a 2-point overtime victory over Washington State (8-6, 6-6 Pac-12) and an indefinitely postponed game against Washington (4-8, 1-8), No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior guard Lindsey Corsaro has started 10 of the 11 games she has played in so far this year for No. 5 UCLA women’s basketball, averaging just under five points per game. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s tennis prepares for ITA indoor championship against unfamiliar opponents

Following victories in the ITA Kickoff Weekend, the Bruins are set to match up against the nation’s top teams. No. 2 UCLA women’s tennis (2-0) is heading to Stillwater, Oklahoma, this weekend for the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship, where it will first play against No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Vivian Wolff is part of No. 2 UCLA women’s tennis’ second doubles team. Wolff and her partner senior Annette Goulak are undefeated so far this season. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)


Weekend in Preview: Feb. 4

Men’s volleyball Michael Waldman, Assistant Sports editor After moving up one space in the rankings, the Bruins will take on the No. 1 team in the country in their first road doubleheader of the season. Read more...

Photo: No. 8 UCLA men’s volleyball and coach John Speraw hit the road for the first time in the pandemic season, taking on No. 1 BYU in a doubleheader. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Women’s volleyball centers defense, energy before Washington State matchup

The Bruins’ first loss revealed a common thread in their three season-opening victories. In its three wins, No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball’s (3-1) opponents each accumulated at least 19 hitting errors. Read more...

Photo: When senior outside/opposite hitter Mac May and No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball lost to Oregon on Sunday, the Bruins committed 18 attack errors compared to the Ducks’ 13. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)


Guard Charisma Osborne sees career-high scoring output across last five matchups

For Charisma Osborne, the end of 2020 was not up to her own standards. “Before break, I had my bad games,” the sophomore guard said. “I really was upset with how I was playing.” After averaging 19.2 points per game on 44% shooting in her first five games of the season for No. Read more...

Photo: After putting up 13 total points in a two-game homestand against the Bay Area schools, sophomore guard Charisma Osborne has averaged 24.6 points per game in her last five games for No. 5 UCLA women’s basketball, marking the best scoring stretch of her career. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)