This post was updated July 18 at 12:02 a.m. The Bruins have produced numerous successful professional athletes in the past couple decades. With UCLA sports on pause and professional sports in full swing, the Daily Bruin Sports editors debate which UCLA Athletics alumni currently in the professional ranks stand above the rest. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s basketball guard Russell Westbrook poses for a photo during a ceremony at Pauley Pavilion. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
“For the past century, decisions about UCLA Athletics have always been guided by what is best for our student-athletes, first and foremost, and our fans,” said Chancellor Gene Block and athletic director Martin Jarmond in a public statement. Read more...
Photo: UCLA womens’ basketball players huddle during a game. They are just one Bruin team that will now have to make cross-country trips for conference road games because of UCLA’s move to the Big Ten. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated July 4 at 8:41 p.m. It’s official: UCLA is joining the Big Ten in 2024. After a day full of rumor and conjecture, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and athletic director Martin Jarmond announced the school’s decision to leave the Pac-12 and join the Big Ten on Thursday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond watches a water polo game. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated June 26 at 11:46 p.m. While sports aren’t male-dominated the way they once were, gender equality still isn’t the norm in the world of sports. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball players celebrate. (Photo by Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Maya O’Kelly/Design director)
Legacy. It’s a word that’s seemingly become synonymous with UCLA gymnastics. And while legacies typically are neither invincible nor irreversible, the blue and gold’s status atop the sport rankings isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Read more...
Photo: (Ashley Ko/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 1 at 11:13 p.m. Minutes before the Bruins took the field, they stood in a circle and chugged a case of Red Bull. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA baseball watch a game from the dugout. The Bruins endured playing five games in four days at the inaugural Pac-12 tournament from May 25 to May 28 in the Arizona heat but left with nothing to show for their efforts. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
Defense wins championships. It’s one of the oldest sayings in sports. Yet if something holds the Bruins back from winning their 13th national championship, it won’t be their defense. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball stand in a line facing the infield before a game against Utah on May 1. After being shut out thrice this season, the Bruins earned the No. 5 seed in the 2022 NCAA tournament, their lowest seeding in five years. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
