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 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)
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)
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)
With the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, sports fans have looked for answers as to what is next for collegiate athletics. UCLA men’s soccer – which finished second-to-last in the Pac-12 in coach Ryan Jorden’s inaugural season in 2019 – has responded by bringing in a fresh 11. Read more...
It’s been nearly a year since Varsity Blues sent shockwaves through the nation. And while the constant headlines and daily press coverage of the scandal have since winded down, the effects of the scandal are still fresh on the campus of UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo has alleged that the university has admitted applicants to its Division-I teams in exchange for donations. Salcedo resigned in March after reports came out that he accepted bribes to help admit students who had not played sports competitively get into UCLA through athletics. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Milan Iloski is headed to the pros. The junior forward for UCLA men’s soccer will forgo his senior year in Westwood, signing a deal with Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake on Monday, J.R. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s soccer’s junior forward Milan Iloski set a program record for most goals scored in a single game – scoring five against San Diego State on Oct. 6. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
