Wednesday, June 24

Baseball clinches NCAA Regional spot after splitting Oregon games

UCLA baseball (30-25, 19-11 Pac-12) split the final two games of its series with Oregon (30-25, 12-18) over the weekend, which turned out to be good enough for both a series victory and a regular season record that won them an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. Read more...

Photo: Daniel Rosica had one of the best offesnive days of his whole career Saturday. The redshirt sophomore catcher had four hits and scored four runs. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Track and field sees 14 athletes qualify to NCAA championships

They say everything’s bigger in Texas. For UCLA track and field this past weekend, that was the stage. On the line in Austin were berths for the national championship meet, and many Bruins put together season-best performances, after struggling with injuries throughout the year, to move on to Eugene, Oregon. Read more...

Photo: Senior Darnell Roberson combined his efforts with three other Bruins this weekend in the 4×100 meter relay. Together they managed the ninth-fastest 4×1 time in UCLA history. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts on John Wooden at book signing

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sat down with Tyus Edney to talk about everything from training with Bruce Lee in Bel-Air to the release of his new book, “Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court.” The UCLA Black Alumni Association hosted a book-signing event for the NBA’s all-time leading scorer at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Former men’s basketball guard and current assistant coach Tyus Edney sat down with Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to discuss the release of his new book at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Softball sweeps Ole Miss in Super Regional to move on to WCWS

UCLA softball took Game 2 of the Super Regional Friday night – a win that will send the Bruins to the Women’s College World Series for a third straight season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball swept the Super Regional with a pair of wins over Ole Miss. The Bruins have earned a spot in the Women’s College World Series. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Softball wins marathon series opener on walk-off run against Ole Miss

UCLA softball was down to its final out twice: once in the seventh and once in the 10th. The Bruins found a way to tie the game both times. Read more...

Photo: UCLA redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia and sophomore Zoe Shaw celebrated after Shaw scored the walk-off run in the bottom of the 11th against No. 12 Ole Miss. The No. 5 Bruins rallied on their final out twice in the bottom of the seventh and 10th to take game one of the Los Angeles Super Regional. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Adaptive athletics program Angel City Sports talks inspirations, future plans

Angel City Sports, an organization for adaptive athletes, will hold their annual games at UCLA from June 22 to June 25. The games are in their third year and will feature five Paralympic sports this year. Read more...

Photo: Angel City Sports is an adaptive sports organization that will host its third annual games at UCLA in late June. The games are a way to expose more people to adaptive games in the Los Angeles area. (Courtesy of Angel City Sports)


Baseball defeats Oregon 6-0 in final Pac-12 series opener

Griffin Canning threw his third complete-game shutout of the year Thursday night, leading UCLA baseball (29-24, 18-10 Pac-12) to a 6-0 defeat of Oregon (29-24, 11-17) in its series opener. Read more...

Photo: Right handed pitcher Griffin Canning held Oregon scoreless in UCLA’s 6-0 win Thursday night. The junior had 10 strikeouts in the Bruins’ series-opening win. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)