Thursday, August 6

Women’s soccer shuts down Minnesota to claim 11th-straight win and Sweet 16 spot

The Bruins are headed to the Sweet 16 riding an 11-game winning streak. No. 2 seed UCLA women’s soccer (16-3-1, 9-2-0 Pac-12) defeated Minnesota (12-9-2, 5-5-1 Big Ten) 5-0 at Wallis Annenberg Stadium on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Ashley Sanchez recorded four assists against Minnesota on Friday. Sanchez has scored a point, either by scoring a goal or assisting, in the past 11 matches she has played. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s basketball’s win streak grows with 95-58 home victory over Saint Francis

The Bruins are 3-0 for the third consecutive season, but they had to fight through a sluggish start to get there. After trailing late into the opening half, No. Read more...

Photo: Center Moses Brown posted his third straight double-double in UCLA men’s basketball’s 95-58 win over Saint Francis on Friday night. The freshman ended the night with 23 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Bruins roar past Lions to victory in their first game of the MPSF tournament

In their first postseason game of the season, the Bruins avoided an upset. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s water polo (21-3, 1-2 MPSF) steamrolled No. 5 seed Penn State Behrend (4-18) 18-1 in the quarterfinal of the MPSF tournament. Read more...

Photo: Freshman attacker Michael Graner netted two goals and drew four exclusions in UCLA men’s water polo’s blowout over Penn State Behrend on Friday afternoon. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)




Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. USC

Ryan Smith Sports editor Prediction: USC 23, UCLA 20 Chip Kelly’s first season in Westwood has not gone the way many fans would have hoped, but Saturday will give the Bruins’ coach a chance to make up for all of it. Read more...

Photo: Graduate transfer quarterback Wilton Speight is expected to start for UCLA football against USC on Saturday afternoon. Speight threw for 335 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in UCLA’s 31-28 loss to Arizona State last weekend. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Football faces a formidable USC offense in its quest to reclaim Victory Bell

The Bruins will not have the chance to play for a Pac-12 title this season, but they will get an opportunity to reclaim the Victory Bell from their crosstown rivals. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Michael Alves said he believes UCLA will have its communication issues fixed for Saturday’s game against USC. The Bruins were called for back-to-back false starts in the final 33 seconds of last weekend’s contest with Arizona State. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)