The Bruins will open the regular season Friday after finishing one goal short of claiming the national championship last season. UCLA women’s soccer fell to Pac-12 rival Stanford 3-2 in the NCAA championship match last season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s soccer fell in the NCAA championship match last season and enters the 2018 season ranked second in the nation in preseason rankings. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
College basketball is about to get even more complicated. The NCAA announced several major rule changes last week regarding student-athletes pursuing NBA careers. Undrafted players who are invited to the NBA Combine will now be allowed to return to school, “elite” high school prospects are allowed to have official relationships with NCAA and USA Basketball-approved agents and the recruiting calendar is changing drastically. Read more...
Photo: The NCAA introduced several new rules for men’s basketball last week, allowing “elite” high school players to interact with approved agents and letting some undrafted players return to school. There was no update on punishments for the violations discovered in the FBI probe in February. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Football Angie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Josh Rosen made his NFL debut Saturday night. The former UCLA quarterback – drafted 10th overall by the Arizona Cardinals – took the field in the Cardinals’ preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers with about two minutes left in the first quarter. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen made his NFL debut Saturday night in the Arizona Cardinals’ preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Bruins experienced major roster turnover this offseason, but one unit remained intact – special teams. UCLA football’s special teams unit was arguably its most consistent group of players on the roster last season, and it has been focused on becoming even better in 2018. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior JJ Molson made 17 of his 21 field goal attempts last season for UCLA football. The kicker finished third in the Pac-12 with an 81 percent conversion rate on field goals. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
USA Basketball preaches “gold habits” and “gold standards,” and it paid off in gold medals. UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close served as an assistant coach with the USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team and led it to an 84-60 first-place victory over Canada in the International Basketball Federation’s U18 Americas U18 Championship 2018 hosted in Mexico City on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close served as an assistant coach for the USA Women’s U18 National Team and led the squad to a gold medal finish at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship held in Mexico City on Tuesday. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
Coach Chip Kelly was not shy Thursday morning when he replied to the question of what his Bruins football team “stood for.” “Chaos,” Kelly said. He did not mean it with a negative connotation, however. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore cornerback Darnay Holmes led the Bruins with three interceptions as a freshman last season. He also recorded 39 tackles and six passes defended. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
Shareef O’Neal is officially coming to Westwood. The UCLA men’s basketball program announced Monday that the forward will be on the roster as a freshman, ESPN reported. Read more...
Photo: (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
