Waving a final farewell to its longtime conference, No. 5 seed UCLA men’s basketball (15-16, 10-10 Pac-12) will battle No. 12 seed Oregon State (13-18, 5-15) in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball line up before a game. The Bruins’ finished their regular season .500 in conference play, handing them the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 tournament. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
Question marks have surrounded both UCLA men’s basketball and No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball since before either of their seasons started. As the former enters the last two games of its regular season and the latter prepares for a conference tournament featuring five other ranked teams, some of those questions still linger. Read more...
Photo: Images of UCLA men’s and women’s basketball players fill the silhouettes of coaches Cori Close (left) and Mick Cronin (right). (Helen Quach/Design director)
Every coach’s dream is to build a dynasty program. A one-and-done national championship win is worthy of hype, but most times, it’s the dynasty programs – the ones with the iconic coaches, top recruiting classes and a brand that lives beyond the ones that wear it – that cut down the nets. Read more...
Photo: University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, UCLA coach Cori Close, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley are pictured. (Photo by Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor, Jeremy Chen/Photo editor, courtesy of UConn athletics. Photo illustration by Julia Chen/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 29 at 11:08 p.m. UCLA women’s tennis (4-3) commences Pac-12 play for the last time against USC (7-3) on Friday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s tennis stands while on a break. The Bruins will have their first conference matchup against the Trojans on Friday. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 9:33 p.m. Selena Harris doesn’t feel pressure. Need a perfect 10 to clinch a trip to nationals? Boom – she’ll stick it. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Selena Harris screams after recording her third perfect 10 of her career on vault against Utah at Pauley Pavilion. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 15 at 8:52 p.m. DeShaun Foster made it clear he wanted to be a Bruin before even taking the stage Tuesday morning. Read more...
Photo: New UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster (left) smiles and dabs his eyes at his introductory press conference Tuesday while athletic director Martin Jarmond (right) gestures toward Foster. (Felicia Keller/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 11 at 11:06 p.m. A large countdown clock hangs on a wall in the J.D. Morgan Center, home of UCLA Athletics, tracking how many days until the Bruins officially join the Big Ten. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA football coach Chip Kelly (left) claps his hands. Athletic director Martin Jarmond (right) stands on the field at the Rose Bowl. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
