Wednesday, June 18

Fall athletes to receive an extra year of NCAA eligibility after seasons postponed

The NCAA announced Friday that another year of athletic eligibility will be given to fall sport student-athletes. After the cancellation of the Pac-12 and Big Ten fall sports seasons earlier this month, the Division 1 Board of Directors implemented a blanket COVID-19 waiver, which not only gave fall athletes another year of eligibility but protected all players from losing scholarships should they opt out of the season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football rising redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton is one of the fall sport student-athletes who will be granted an extra year of athletic eligibility. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Previewing the possibilities for future seasons of UCLA sports

This post was updated Aug. 18 at 5:16 p.m. to reflect a new illustration for the Swim & Dive team. With the Pac-12’s recent cancellation of all athletic competitions for the rest of the 2020 calendar year, many UCLA sports will be waiting longer than usual to start their seasons. Read more...

Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)


All fall Pac-12 sports seasons postponed, potentially until spring

All fall Pac-12 sports have been postponed for the rest of the calendar year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference announced Tuesday. “The health, safety and well-being of our student-athletes and all those connected to Pac-12 sports has been our number one priority since the start of this current crisis,” said Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott.  “Our student-athletes, fans, staff and all those who love college sports would like to have seen the season played this calendar year as originally planned, and we know how disappointing this is.” In the official announcement, the conference also released the medical recommendations that went into its decision. Read more...

Photo: Every Pac-12 fall sport season – including the third year for UCLA football junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson – has been postponed. The conference announced Tuesday that the conditions made playing unsafe for the time being. (Daily Bruin file photo)


NCAA releases requirements for fall sports to play in upcoming season

Fall sports have been given a road map to a return. The NCAA Board of Governors released Wednesday a list of requirements for schools and conferences to conduct fall sports, as well as implemented an Aug. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s soccer rising junior goalkeeper Justin Garces (left), UCLA football rising junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (center) and UCLA women’s volleyball rising senior outside/opposite hitter Mac May (right) might still be able to take the field this fall after new NCAA guidelines were announced Wednesday. (Left to right: Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff, Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff, Daanish Bhatti/Assistant Photo editor)


Pac-12 releases game, practice schedules for some fall sports, including football

This post was updated July 31 at 3:05 p.m. The speculation is over, and the Pac-12 has a plan for 2020 fall sports. The conference announced a tentative schedule for the upcoming athletics season Friday afternoon on a media teleconference, should play resume amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football and the rest of the Pac-12 revealed the conference-only schedule for the 10-game football season. Other fall sports are projected to begin practicing on Aug. 15, while some are still waiting for the official word. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Both men’s and women’s cross country teams miss NCAA title for 2nd straight year

The Bruins’ hopes at a men’s championship died in the final week of the regular season, and only one woman in blue and gold qualified for nationals. Read more...

Photo: Senior Garrett Reynolds was one of two Bruins for UCLA men’s cross country who raced individually at the NCAA championship in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Saturday. Reynolds placed 84th overall with a time of 31:50.6 in the 10K. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/UCLA Athletics)


Cross country sees 1st women’s All-American since 2005 at NCAA championships

This post was updated Nov. 24 at 11:15 p.m. Dozens of coaches shouted from the sidelines to their runners in the final stretch of the women’s nationals race. Read more...

Photo: Junior Christina Rice rose 25 spots in the last 2,000 meters of the women’s 6K race at the NCAA championships in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Saturday. Rice placed 37th in the 6K, earning All-America honors – the first for the women’s program since 2005. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)



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