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Sports Columns

Softball, Sports, Sports Columns

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March 9, 9:03 pm

Word from Walters: UCLA softball remains winningest program through homegrown approach

This post was updated March 9 at 11:11 p.m. The NIL era has elicited an immense amount of turnover through the transfer portal. And UCLA softball lost two ostensibly pivotal pieces in former Bruin pitchers Kaitlyn Terry and Addisen Fisher ahead of its 2026 campaign. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball players stand outside the dugout and high-five each other. UCLA has captured the most national championships out of any Division I softball program with 12 title trophies. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)

Sports, Sports Columns, Women's Volleyball

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January 26, 6:43 pm

Dizon’s Disposition: Women’s volleyball coach exiting shows UCLA coaching issues

This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:24 p.m. Andy Banachowski was the UCLA women’s volleyball head coach for all but two seasons between 1965 and 2009 – coaching his first three campaigns as a student at UCLA and athlete on the men’s team. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA women’s volleyball coach Alfee Reft walks on the sideline. Reft left UCLA to pursue professional opportunities. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)

Men's Water Polo, Sports, Sports Columns

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December 16, 9:53 pm

Jacob’s Wake-Up Call: Men’s water polo has potential to 3-peat with resilience, adaptability

Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Thrice is a pattern. But what does it mean when it happens 14 times? That is the number of national championships UCLA men’s water polo has won, which accounts for over 10% of UCLA’s 125 NCAA titles. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s water polo smiles for a group picture around the 2025 national championship trophy. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)

Football, Sports, Sports Columns

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December 12, 11:04 pm

Dizon’s Disposition: Bruin fanbase must break cycle of hope and hate, give time for football turnaround

The modern sports fan hive mind lacks a backbone. The spineless creature operates on pure emotion in place of a brain. When things are good, things are perfect – happiness is deserved, hope is everlasting and both the people and processes that made success happen in the first place could never do anything wrong. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football head coach Bob Chesney talks to the media Tuesday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


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