Right after the national anthem, coach Cori Close found out about the passing of former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. She chose not to share the tragic news with her players before the game. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Michaela Onyenwere scored 23 points in No. 10 UCLA women’s basketball’s win over Washington State at home Sunday afternoon. The game was her fifth straight in which she scored double figures. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
As senior Ben Goldberg was playing in the deciding match on court four, coach Billy Martin was nowhere to be seen. The coach – in his 27th year at the helm for No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Ben Goldberg was the clinching match on court four for UCLA men’s tennis, defeating UCF’s Bogdan Pavel for the Bruins’ fourth and winning point. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:46 a.m. The Bruins kicked off a new decade with an annual tradition. No. 14 UCLA baseball defeated its alumni team 4-3 in the annual alumni game Saturday, thanks to two out hits by redshirt junior outfielder Jordan Prendiz and freshman infielder Michael Curialle in a three-run fourth inning for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore right-hander Nick Nastrini earned the starting nod in UCLA baseball’s annual alumni game, pitching four innings and allowing three earned runs. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:52 a.m. The first Bruin to score Sunday afternoon had the No. 24 on the back of his jersey – the same number the late Kobe Bryant wore in his final 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Jalen Hill (right) posted 16 points and eight rebounds in UCLA men’s basketball’s loss to Oregon on Sunday. Hill is now averaging 10.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game this season. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins punched their ticket to the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship. No. 4 UCLA women tennis (2-0) recorded two 4-0 wins the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, defeating both Minnesota (2-2) and Loyola Marymount (1-1) to secure an automatic berth to the indoor championship held in Chicago from Feb. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Taylor Johnson and partner, junior Abi Altick, posted the clinching doubles win for UCLA women’s tennis’ victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday. Their 6-4 win put the Bruins up 1-0 heading into singles play. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:16 a.m. As a lifelong basketball player, Mert Gulen said he always felt a deep connection to Kobe Bryant. Read more...
Photo: A man holds a poster of Kobe Bryant, a Los Angeles Lakers legend who died in a helicopter crash Sunday, at a memorial dedicated to Bryant at L.A. Live. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins left the Big Apple with event victories and broken records. UCLA track and field competed in the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge, the team’s first trip to the East Coast this season. Read more...
Photo: Junior thrower Alyssa Wilson has won three straight shot put events this season for UCLA track and field. The Bruins had four victories at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
