While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Read more...
Photo: Long Beach State, the No. 1 seed in the MPSF tournament, swept No. 4 seed UC Irvine in the semifinals, and then took out No. 3 seed Hawai’i in four sets in the championship. The 49ers earned the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA championships. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
For all of its improvement in the rankings this outdoor season, the men’s track and field team had been missing its usual high-ranking performances from its top athletes. Read more...
Photo: Senior long jumper Austin Hazel, one of UCLA’s three male Indoor Nationals qualifiers from earlier this year, is still waiting on a comparable outdoor leap, though is ready to put everything together against USC in UCLA’s last dual meet of the outdoor season. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez didn’t sugarcoat the difficulties of playing a midweek game. “I think midweeks are always a challenge,” Inouye-Perez said. “It’s actually not always a great thing. Read more...
Photo: In last week’s midweek contest against Cal State Fullerton, senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding went 2-for-4 with a run scored. UCLA will face Cal State Northridge – another midweek opponent – Wednesday. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Make it two good starts in a row for Justin Hooper. Throughout March, the sophomore southpaw struggled to last four innings on the mound. But in the past two weeks Hooper seems to have found his groove, pitching throughout the fifth each time. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore catcher Gavin Johns went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI against No. 9 Long Beach State on Tuesday, and he drove in the go-ahead run with a single up the middle in the second inning.(Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
It’s on. Coach Jim Mora confirmed Monday that UCLA football will play a live game during Saturday’s Spring Showcase, with players dressed in game uniforms and full contact allowed on every play besides special teams. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football coach Jim Mora announced that there would be a live, full-contact game during the Bruins’ Spring Showcase on Saturday, calling it a great way for them to end a productive spring. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Dykstra Hall, eighth floor. I saw my fair share of football players visit the local marijuana dealer’s room last year, so I probably have a good idea of what was going on. Read more...
Photo: According to the NCAA drug policy, a positive drug test result for marijuana will result in the athlete being suspended for half of their sport’s season. The organization also allows UCLA to implement and enforce its own drug-testing program, however. (Creative Commons photo by Jay Denney via Flickr)
Junior Logan Staggs roared and celebrated with UCLA fans after every long rally. Junior Martin Redlicki encouraged the students behind him to get louder and louder during his tight match on court two. Read more...
Photo: No. 5 UCLA men’s tennis upset then-No. 6 USC on Friday in its regular season finale in front of an energetic and enthusiastic home crowd, which coach Billy Martin said jazzed everybody up. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
