Friday, May 1

UCLA men’s basketball pushes past Arizona State to secure sixth straight win

This post was updated Feb. 27 at 11:07 a.m. With the game tied 72-72, redshirt freshman guard Tyger Campbell drove down the floor and dished the ball to Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left) is engulfed by junior guard Chris Smith (right) after Jaquez hit the game-winning 3-pointer for UCLA men’s basketball. With the win, the Bruins sit tied atop the Pac-12 standings with two regular-season games to go. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)



Norah Flatley and Margzetta Frazier find friendship, bring energy to gymnastics

Norah Flatley and Margzetta Frazier FaceTimed each other every day for four years before they moved into their shared dorm at UCLA. “We’d never miss a day, ever,” Flatley said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnastics sophomores Norah Flatley (right) and Margzetta Frazier (left) have been best friends since they met in 2014 at a USA national team training camp. The pair would FaceTime each other constantly between seeing each other at gymnastics events. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


UCLA baseball overpowers Waves in eighth straight win of season

The Bruins capped off a perfect homestand with their eighth consecutive victory. In a matchup of previously undefeated teams, No. 10 UCLA baseball (8-0) beat Pepperdine (7-1) 8-2 on Wednesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium to conclude its season-opening eight-game homestand. Read more...

Photo: Freshman right-hander Jared Karros picked up his second win in as many starts for UCLA baseball Wednesday night. Karros saw five full innings of work and struck out eight batters while allowing just two hits to the Waves. (Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)


Softball looks to wrangle No. 3 Texas Longhorns in upcoming game

Just one team separates the Bruins and Longhorns in the national rankings. No. 1 UCLA softball (15-0) will square off against No. 3 Texas (16-2) on Thursday at Easton Stadium in its highest-ranked matchup of the regular season so far. Read more...

Photo: Junior infielder Briana Perez had three hits in No. 1 UCLA softball’s first meeting against San Diego this season. The Bruins will face the Toreros during the San Diego Classic this weekend, one of four games the team will play. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball to face Arizona State in penultimate home game of regular season

The Bruins will be fighting for first place in Pauley Pavilion. UCLA men’s basketball (17-11, 10-5 Pac-12) will host Arizona State (19-8, 10-4) on Thursday in the opener of its final two-game homestand of the regular season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward/center Jalen Hill is UCLA men’s basketball’s leading rebounder this season with 6.9 per game. Hill missed UCLA’s first matchup with Arizona State on Feb. 6. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


Vinny Vents: Reliable backup pitchers necessary for softball to succeed

Driving along I-10 into Cathedral City, California, softball fans en route to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic saw a billboard. It was an advertisement for the tournament, but it didn’t feature Team USA pitchers Monica Abbott or Rachel Garcia – both of whom have racked up their fair share of hardware over the years. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore pitcher Megan Faraimo has posted a 0.73 ERA in nine victories for UCLA softball so far in 2020. Faraimo is the Bruins’ new No. 1 starter after she filled the No. 2 spot in 2019. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin)