Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes trailed the No. 1-seeded German pair of Chantal Laboureur and Sandra Ittlinger – which had the home-court advantage – 18-14 in the second set. Read more...
Photo: Sarah Sponcil graduated from UCLA beach volleyball in June and has now started competing for a spot in the 2020 Olympics. Sponcil and partner Kelly Claes placed ninth in the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, and their run included an upset of the No. 1 seed. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
Three Bruins made it to the Association in June, but their trip to the Las Vegas NBA Summer League was not particularly eventful. Brooklyn Nets guard Jaylen Hands and Houston Rockets center Moses Brown both got their first professional action since leaving UCLA men’s basketball in the annual Las Vegas NBA Summer League. Read more...
Photo: Guard Jaylen Hands (right) made his NBA Summer League debut for the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Hands’ former teammate at UCLA, forward Kris Wilkes, was held off the New York Knicks’ summer league roster due to illness. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins will return to Wallis Annenberg Stadium for the field’s second season after both UCLA women’s and men’s soccer made the transition from Drake Stadium. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s soccer coach Amanda Cromwell will lead the Bruins in a 19-game regular season slate this fall. UCLA will play its home opener against Iowa State on Aug. 23 and will face reigning national champion Florida State in its next home match. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two Bruins have been in Europe since early June for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and nearly all the rest flew over Thursday night for the 30th Summer World University Games. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior midfielder Vivianna Villacorta will be one of 20 Bruins competing in the 2019 Summer World University Games in Naples, Italy, this week. UCLA women’s soccer will represent the United States in the tournament, kicking off Wednesday. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
Rachel Garcia finished her season at the top. The rising redshirt senior pitcher capped off UCLA softball’s championship season by being awarded the Honda Cup for the best female student-athlete of the year. Read more...
Photo: Rising redshirt senior pitcher Rachel Garcia was honored with the Honda Cup this week, the highest award for a female collegiate athlete.(Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
With NBA free agency having started Sunday, the Daily Bruin Sports editors decided to take a look back at some of the most influential professional Bruins. Read more...
Photo: In his time in the NBA, former Bruin guard Russell Westbrook has established himself as a star. Westbrook has recreated the way the point guard position is evaluated by being productive in so many facets of the game. (Creative Commons photo by SD Dirk via Flickr)
The Bruins are diving into the fall with a new coach. UCLA swimming and diving has hired former Ohio State associate head coach Jordan Wolfrum as its new head coach. Read more...
Photo: UCLA swim and dive has hired former Ohio State associate head coach Jordan Wolfrum as the Bruins’ next head coach. Wolfrum will be taking over for Cyndi Gallagher, who retired at the end of last season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
