The start to the new year also brings the start to the 2017 UCLA men’s tennis season that is filled with determination. Coach Billy Martin is confident and counting on the singles line up this season to bring strong competition. Read more...
Photo: Senior Gage Brymer’s goal in his final season is to win both the team and individual NCAA championship. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
With all of its starters back in action along with some standout new players, the UCLA men’s volleyball team is bolstered by many assets this season. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins, who reached the national semifinals last season, return a core group of veterans including redshirt junior Oliver Martin. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Coach Jim Harbaugh infamously climbed a tree to get a top football recruit to play for Michigan. Other schools, like Baylor University, simply sold their souls. Read more...
Photo: Oklahoma football is one of the top programs in the country, but the school prioritized winning above all else after running back Joe Mixon punched a woman in the face. Mixon was suspended from football for a year, but was still allowed to attend the university. (Creative Commons photo by John Silks via Wikimedia Commons)
All eyes were on Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross – the two Olympic gold medalists about to make their collegiate debut. And they delivered against Arkansas, with Kocian winning the all-around and three event titles and Ross coming away in a three-way tie for the top score on uneven bars. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Kyla Ross competed in three events for UCLA against Arkansas despite coming off a tibia injury. Other Bruins are recovering from preseason training, but the coaching staff says they can rely on the depth of the team to step up. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Three UCLA softball players secured spots on the 2017 USA Softball Women’s National Team. Bruin alumna Ally Carda, sophomore Paige Halstead and senior Delaney Spaulding were all named to the team after a four-day tryout camp last week. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Ally Carda earned her third stint with the Women’s National Team. The former Bruin pitcher/first baseman earned back-to-back Pac-12 Player of the Year honors in 2014 and 2015. (Daily Bruin file photo)
2016 was an up and down year for UCLA Athletics; men’s water polo setting the NCAA record for most consecutive victories and the Rio Olympics were among the highlights, but there were also lowlights such as UCLA football’s season. Read more...
Photo: Freshman midfielder Jessie Fleming (middle) missed UCLA women’s soccer’s first two games of the season. but still finished No. 1 in Top Drawer Soccer’s women’s soccer freshman rankings. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The No. 4 team in the country still thinks it is nowhere near reaching its full potential. That should scare the rest of NCAA men’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: Behind freshman guard Lonzo Ball, UCLA ranks third in the nation with 92.8 points per game, second in field goal percentage at 53.4 and second in 3-point shooting at 42.8 percent. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
