Monday, August 10

In the news:

Men’s water polo looks to high-scoring veterans for upcoming Cal game

Through all the nuances of water polo, from defensive schemes to a double helix counterattack, one aspect never changes: scoring goals. Two Bruins have shown this ability across all four years. Read more...

Photo: With 15 goals this postseason, senior attacker Max Irving would move into the top-10 in career goals for UCLA. The Bruins begin postseason play this weekend at the MPSF tournament in Stanford. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)


Maxime Cressy reflects on collegiate tennis journey, mental growth

His name is Maxime Cressy, but his brother calls him “Maximus.” “It was a direct reference to (Maxime Cressy’s) pursuit of greatness,” said his brother, Jonathan Cressy. Read more...

Photo: Junior Maxime Cressy was born in Paris, but decided to move to the United States toward the end of high school in order to attract college scouts. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)


Timeline: How arrested basketball players spent their time in China

UCLA Athletics director Dan Guerrero told the press more about the events surrounding the arrests of the three basketball players in China. Here’s how the days unfolded – starting before the trip and ending when the players landed at LAX. Read more...

Photo: UCLA athletics director Dan Guerrero provided some answers Wednesday morning regarding the day-to-day lives of the three UCLA men’s basketball players arrested in China. (Michael Zshornack)


UCLA suspends men’s basketball freshmen arrested in China from team

This post was updated Nov. 15 at 12:02 p.m. Coach Steve Alford announced Wednesday morning that the three UCLA men’s basketball freshmen arrested in China will be suspended from the team indefinitely. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball held a press conference Wednesday morning. Cody Riley, LiAngelo Ball and Jalen Hill admitted to shoplifting from three stores in China and apologized to the team, the university, their families and the public. They also thanked President Donald Trump for his involvement. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Veteran divers, swimmer lead young UCLA team, hope to see improvement

UCLA swimming and diving may have 13 freshmen, but it’s the upperclassmen that have been leading the team. The No. 25 Bruins (4-3, 1-2 Pac-12) have seen strong performances from senior diver Ciara Monahan, junior diver Eloise Belanger and senior swimmer Katie Grover through their fifth week of the season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA diving has been led by senior Ciara Monahan and junior Eloise Belanger. Monahan won both the one-meter and three-meter competitions at the Trojan Diving Invitational. (Andrew Griffin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA football achieves strong offensive performance in Arizona State game

Jim Mora took some time out of his weekly Monday press conference to applaud the play of his offensive line. “Our offensive line did a tremendous job,” the UCLA football coach said. Read more...

Photo: Going into Saturday’s game, Arizona State was averaging more than three sacks per game, but the ULCA offensive line made sure that the Sun Devils never brought junior quarterback Josh Rosen down for a loss at the Rose Bowl. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Californian women’s soccer teams see growing presence in NCAA Tournament

Although schools on the East Coast, particularly North Carolina, have traditionally dominated collegiate women’s soccer, Californian teams have had a much larger presence over recent years. Read more...

Photo: Ashley Sanches has played in 19 games this season, starting 18 of them. The freshman forward has come up with six goals and nine assists for UCLA women’s soccer in the 2017 season. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)