Friday, May 1

Pro Bruin Rundown: Kennedy Burke shoots a career-high, Brandon Crawford hits 100 home runs

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: After four years with the Bruins, former UCLA men’s basketball guard Norman Powell (2011-2015) already has one NBA championship and is already a quarter of the way to another one this season. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Fall athletes to receive an extra year of NCAA eligibility after seasons postponed

The NCAA announced Friday that another year of athletic eligibility will be given to fall sport student-athletes. After the cancellation of the Pac-12 and Big Ten fall sports seasons earlier this month, the Division 1 Board of Directors implemented a blanket COVID-19 waiver, which not only gave fall athletes another year of eligibility but protected all players from losing scholarships should they opt out of the season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football rising redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton is one of the fall sport student-athletes who will be granted an extra year of athletic eligibility. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Exploring the consequences of UCLA football’s canceled nonconference matchups

The novel coronavirus has taken quite the financial toll on collegiate athletics. UCLA hasn’t necessarily been hit harder than its competition, but it wasn’t in the best spot to begin with either. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football saw games with San Diego State, Hawai’i and New Mexico State canceled following the Pac-12 decision to first switch to a conference-only schedule and then postpone the fall season entirely. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Previewing the possibilities for future seasons of UCLA sports

This post was updated Aug. 18 at 5:16 p.m. to reflect a new illustration for the Swim & Dive team. With the Pac-12’s recent cancellation of all athletic competitions for the rest of the 2020 calendar year, many UCLA sports will be waiting longer than usual to start their seasons. Read more...

Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)



Pro Bruin Rundown: Jennifer Brady claims first WTA title, James Kaprielian makes MLB debut

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: Ranked as high as third nationally coming out of high school, former UCLA women’s tennis player Jennifer Brady (2013-2015) won her first ever WTA title Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Chip Kelly, Martin Jarmond share thoughts on fall sports’ postponement with press

No Bruins will take the field for the remainder of 2020, and two of the most powerful figures in UCLA Athletics said they still don’t have all the answers. Read more...

Photo: Coach Chip Kelly, along with new Athletics Director Martin Jarmond, participated in a Zoom press conference Tuesday, just hours after learning his team would not be competing in the fall. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)