Thursday, August 6

Former UCLA basketball player leads 11th annual Dribble For The Cure

John Vallely and his wife held their daughter in their arms. After fighting for two and a half years, Erin died of cancer at the age of 12. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA men’s basketball player John Vallely brought his idea to start Dribble for the Cure to Athletic Director Dan Guerrero in 2008. Sunday will be UCLA’s 11th year hosting the event. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)



Surging men’s soccer goes on road to take on struggling San Diego State

The Bruins have climbed into a tie for first place in the Pac-12, while the Aztecs have yet to find their footing in the standings since conference play began. Read more...

Photo: Freshman midfielder Matt Hundley has three goals and five assists this season, with two assists in four conference games. Hundley has 13 shots on goal and one game-winner. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s volleyball wants more consistency in homestand finale against Arizona

The Bruins have won six sets in a row for the first time this season. After sweeping Oregon State and No. 25 Arizona State, No. 20 UCLA women’s volleyball (9-5, 4-3 Pac-12) will take on No. Read more...

Photo: Junior middle blocker Madeleine Gates posted 12 kills and four blocks in the Bruins’ straight-set win against Arizona State on Wednesday night. Gates finished with a .476 hitting percentage on the night – good for her third best of the year. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)


UCLA football hopes to tame Berkeley blues, grab first win of season

The Bruins have one more opportunity to pick up a win before the halfway point of the season, but coach Chip Kelly is not feeling any added pressure. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior defensive back Adarius Pickett will return home to the Bay Area when UCLA visits California on Saturday. Pickett is averaging 12.2 tackles per game this season, which is the most of any Bruin and second in the Pac-12 overall. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s water polo aims to win third straight MPSF Invitational

The Bruins have won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Invitational in each of the past two seasons. “I think the biggest thing about this weekend is that we’re going to really see where were at,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior goalkeeper Alex Wolf has 65 saves on the season so far. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo will face Santa Clara on the first day of the MPSF Invitational Friday afternoon. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Around the League: Pac-12 soccer teams, women’s volleyball find their places in top-25 NCAA ranks

Women’s soccer Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor The Pac-12 occupies top spots in the NCAA women’s soccer rankings. The conference features five teams in the top 25 of the women’s soccer rankings, with Stanford (12-0-1, 5-0-0 Pac-12) and USC (11-1-1, 4-1-0) occupying the No. Read more...

Photo: (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)