Sunday, June 21

Unity is highlight of gymnastics meet supporting abuse victims

Under normal circumstances, UCLA’s gymnastics meet against Oklahoma would have been billed as a showdown between two top-tier programs with national championship ambitions. The individual scores and the final results would have taken center stage. Read more...

Photo: After their meet Sunday, members of UCLA and Oklahoma gymnastics honored women who have come forward and spoken about about the sexual abuse of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


Former high school rivals develop chemistry, bond at UCLA

Coach Cori Close received an unusual text message from her freshman point guard in 2015. “I don’t think we should recruit Kennedy Burke,” Jordin Canada wrote. Read more...

Photo: After competing against one another at rival high schools for three years, senior guard Jordin Canada and junior forward Kennedy Burke have become inseparable as teammates for UCLA women’s basketball. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA takes down USC to complete season sweep over crosstown rival

The Bruins’ composure down the stretch helped them secure a season sweep over the Trojans. While UCLA led for the entire game, its largest lead of 14 in the third quarter dwindled to just one midway through the fourth. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Monique Billings was fired up in UCLA’s win over USC at the Galen Center on Monday night. She scored 18 points and hauled in 11 rebounds en route to the 84-70 victory. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)




UCLA men’s volleyball tops UC Irvine for second time in season

The Bruins have bested four top-10 opponents – most recently the Anteaters, for the second time this year. No. 2 UCLA (10-1) defeated No. 4 UC Irvine (10-2) in four sets Saturday night. Read more...

Photo: Junior setter Micah Ma’a and UCLA men’s volleyball took down UC Irvine for the second time this season Saturday night. Ma’a logged a season-high 56 assists on the night to propel the Bruins to a four-set win. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA men’s basketball escapes with 82-79 victory over USC

This post was updated Feb. 3 at 6:20 p.m. The men of Troy were no match for the masked man. Senior center Thomas Welsh, still donning a fitted face mask after breaking his nose, hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining and two free throws to ice the game with 11 seconds left. Read more...

Photo: Senior center Thomas Welsh scored UCLA’s last 5 points in a come-from-behind 82-79 win over USC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)