Last season, UCLA gymnastics had its most lucrative season since 2018, advancing to the NCAA championships and capturing second place, alongside a pair of individual titles. Read more...
Photo: Freshmen Jordis Eichman (left), Ashlee Sullivan (center/back), Nola Matthews (center/bottom) and Tiana Sumanasekera (right) are pictured. (Photo courtesy of USA Gymnastics. Design by Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/Assistant Design director)
Gianna Kneepkens’ love for basketball started in a Duluth, Minnesota, driveway. Though the 6-foot guard is now preparing to make her debut at Pauley Pavilion, she spent her youth shooting hoops on a small slab of cement alongside her five older brothers. Read more...
Photo: Graduate guard Gianna Kneepkens prepares to shoot a free throw. (Photo courtesy of Utah Athletics. Design by Crystal Tompkins/Design director)
UCLA has a long history of athletes returning to Westwood to coach their alma mater – DeShaun Foster, Kelly Inouye-Perez and Adam Wright, just to name a few. Read more...
Photo: From left to right, former UCLA gymnast Emma Malabuyo, sophomore attacker Ryder Dodd, former UCLA men’s basketball guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr, senior guard Gabriela Jaquez, former UCLA men’s volleyball libero Matthew Aziz and senior outside hitter Cheridyn Leverette are pictured. (From left to right: Daily Bruin file photo, Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor, Daily Bruin file photo, Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor and Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Crystal Tompkins/Design director)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 3:55 p.m. “There’s no crying in baseball.” Tom Hanks delivers this notable line in “A League of Their Own,” a film that retells the founding of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Read more...
Photo: AUSL athletes and UCLA alumnae Delanie Wisz, Sharlize Palacios, Maya Brady, Megan Faraimo and Bubba Nickles-Camarena stand on a softball diamond, surrounded by flashing cameras. Eight former Bruin players contributed to the AUSL’s inaugural season in 2025, and four hoisted the championship trophy. (Photos Courtesy of Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Photo Illustration by Desiree Gonzalez/Daily Bruin staff)
When EA Sports released its highly anticipated College Football 25 video game, one of its game modes – “Road To Glory” – allowed users to simulate different players’ storylines on their journey to college football’s summit. Read more...
Photo: (Photos by Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff, Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff, Daily Bruin file photos. Design by Helen Juwon Park/Illustrations director)
People’s names are more than just monikers. They are the first introduction. They can show the extension of one’s family tree or an expression of one’s culture – and they allow us to acknowledge people’s identities with respect. Read more...
Photo: Micah Smith holds the Florida state flag while biting a rose. Smith is a high school senior at Vero Beach High School. (Courtesy of Micah Smith)
