Stanford is better than UCLA at a lot of things. The Cardinal have long been ranked above the Bruins academically, but at least UCLA could claim athletic superiority – until December. Read more...
Photo: Since the class of 2018 started college, Stanford has won 13 NCAA championships while UCLA has only won three. The Cardinal have a chance to sweep the Bruins in basketball for the season Saturday. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
Eric Filia, baseball UCLA baseball will host its alumni game this weekend, but one of its alumni is struggling to stay out of trouble. Former Bruin outfielder Eric Filia will serve a 50-game suspension to start the 2018 season due to a second positive test for a drug of abuse, which Major League Baseball classifies as a recreational drug such as marijuana, cocaine or a stimulant such as amphetamines. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Grace Glenn earned Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honors after a 9.95 performance on balance beam in UCLA’s win over Arizona on Saturday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis (3-0) continued a run of three straight victories, beating Loyola Marymount 5-2 on Tuesday. Sophomore Evan Zhu won his match in straight sets, beating Loyola Marymount’s Lukas Moenter 6-3, 6-2. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Evan Zhu’s return to collegiate tennis continued with a straight-set victory over Loyola Marymount’s Lukas Moenter. Zhu won the first set 6-3 and the second 6-2, playing a role in the Bruins’ victory over the Lions. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
The 2018 track and field season began last weekend, and UCLA’s field athletes well outplaced their track counterparts. The Bruins took a total of 44 athletes to the Dr. Read more...
Photo: Junior thrower Dotun Ogundeji started off the 2018 season with a second-place finish. He fell only to fellow Bruin sophomore thrower Nate Esparza, who out-threw him by less than a meter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
With many Bruin starters returning from last year, the No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team (7-0) has seen a number of factors remain constant this year. Read more...
Photo: The No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team could stand to benefit from changes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and the addition of the Big West Conference. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Chip has his squad. UCLA football coach Chip Kelly hired the three final members of his assistant coaching corps, who will join three previously announced new hires and four returning coaches – according to a release from UCLA Athletics. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Athletics sent out a release Tuesday morning indicating that coach Chip Kelly had finalized his assistant coaches for the 2018 season. The 10-man cohort of assistants consists of three returning coaches and seven fresh faces. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Riding a four-game winning streak, UCLA women’s basketball continues to lean on its superstar seniors. Senior point guard Jordin Canada and senior forward Monique Billings, both on the midseason watch list for the John R. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Jordin Canada leads UCLA women’s basketball in several offensive categories with marks such as 31.6 points per game, 107 field goals made and 601 minutes played. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
