Monday, May 4

Three senior Bruins compete internationally in beach volleyball Olympics bid

Seniors Nicole McNamara, Megan McNamara and Sarah Sponcil have won back-to-back national championships with UCLA beach volleyball, but now the three are focusing on international competition. Read more...

Photo: Senior Nicole McNamara is one of five UCLA beach volleyball players who will graduate this year. All five seniors will continue their beach volleyball careers, and three started last weekend with international tournaments. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Track and field to make last leap for championship berths at NCAA West Regionals

NCAA championship berths are on the line for the Bruins this weekend. UCLA track and field will compete in the NCAA West Regional Championship in Sacramento from Thursday to Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior pole vaulter Elleyse Garrett could potentially be one member of the UCLA women’s track and field team to advance to the NCAA championship in Austin, Texas. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Baseball players’ choice of walk-up tunes connects performance to crowd

Joshua Kelley did not get to choose what blasted over the Rose Bowl loudspeakers when he took the field last fall. Jaylen Hands never got to play his favorite song for the crowd when he jogged over to the substitution table at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball’s playlist of walk-up songs includes songs from the 1970s through 2019, boasting artists such as Travis Scott, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Outfield and Childish Gambino. (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)


Meet Your Maikis: Bruins should reconsider entering this year’s NBA draft

A few Bruins are trying to make the leap to the NBA too soon. Three UCLA men’s basketball underclassmen, sophomore forward Kris Wilkes, sophomore guard Jaylen Hands and freshman center Moses Brown, have declared for the NBA Draft set to take place June 20. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Kris Wilkes led the Bruins with 17.4 points per game this season, and for the second straight year has entered his name into the NBA draft pool (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff).



Women’s soccer coaches look to incoming freshmen to bring depth to the field

Nine Bruins will be added to a UCLA women’s soccer roster that is going to graduate just two seniors. Three forwards, three midfielders, two defenders and a goalkeeper – seven of which have played on youth national teams – make up the Bruins’ incoming freshman class. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s soccer coach Amanda Cromwell will bring in nine new Bruins to join an already deep roster. Cromwell will be testing out the new players in different positions when the team competes in the World University Games this summer. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s golf ends NCAA championship play after its worst finish of the season

The Bruins’ championship pursuit has been cut short. No. 14 UCLA women’s golf finished at 65-over 941 – placing 20th out of 24 teams in stroke play – at the NCAA championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Patty Tavatanakit was named an All-American for the second straight year after leading No. 14 UCLA women’s golf with a 43rd place finish in the NCAA championships. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)