Thursday, August 6

Wang’s Word: Men’s basketball struggles with thin defense, sluggish half-court offense

This season, UCLA men’s basketball revolves around Moses Brown. The 7-foot-2-inch freshman center will be a mismatch for most of the teams on the Bruins’ schedule. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes said UCLA men’s basketball needs to focus on putting together full 40-minute defensive outings in order to succeed this season. Wilkes recorded one steal in the Bruins’ season-opening win Tuesday. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Five-star recruit Moses Brown looms on court as both scorer, defender

This post was updated Nov. 9 at 3:17 p.m. When Moses Brown got to campus in June, he measured in at 7-foot-1-inch. Then he grew another inch. Read more...

Photo: At 7-foot-2-inch, freshman center Moses Brown is the tallest player to play for UCLA men’s basketball in nearly 25 years. He scored 19 points and reeled in 17 rebounds in his NCAA debut against Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday night. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Women’s golf ends fall season with subpar first round, later improvements

The Bruins could not overcome a slow start. No. 3 UCLA women’s golf placed eighth at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview with a score of 14-under 890 this week to conclude its fall season. Read more...

Photo: Senior Beth Wu was the lone Bruin to finish inside the top 10 at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview in Kohala, Hawaii, this week. Wu shot a 1-under 218 in the tournament and was the only UCLA women’s golfer to finish under par. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Women’s volleyball brings Cougars, Huskies into home territory for rematches

It’s deja vu for the Bruins. No. 21 UCLA women’s volleyball (12-9, 7-7 Pac-12) will play No. 19 Washington State (18-6, 9-5) and No. 25 Washington (15-9, 7-7) on Thursday and Saturday, respectively, for the second time this season at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Junior middle blocker Madeleine Gates leads the Bruins on the year with 84 total blocks and is third for UCLA in total kills with 182. Gates and the Bruins will face Washington State and Washington this week for the second time this season. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


Men’s soccer to bid farewell to seniors in final home game against San Diego State

For the Bruins’ final home game of the regular season, the lights of Wallis Annenberg Stadium will shine on their seniors. Following Sunday’s 1-0 loss to No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior midfielder Joab Santoyo will be honored along with five other Bruins at UCLA men’s soccer’s Senior Night on Thursday. Santoyo missed two full seasons due to surgeries in 2014 and 2015. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA football weighs Thompson-Robinson, Speight as starting quarterbacks

The Bruins ended the quarterback competition in August and graduate transfer Wilton Speight came out on top. But over two months later, the position battle still hasn’t been fully resolved. Read more...

Photo: Graduate transfer quarterback Wilton Speight has played in four games for UCLA football, starting in two of them. Speight is 0-2 as a starter, but 1-1 when he has come in to relieve an injured Dorian Thompson-Robinson. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)