UCLA men’s basketball received another big commitment to its 2017 recruiting class, adding point guard Jaylen Hands Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-2 guard was rumored to be leaning toward the Bruins for the past months, and he made the decision public on Twitter this week. Read more...
Men's Basketball, Sports
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September 16, 12:56 pm
Five-star guard hands UCLA men’s basketball third commitment for 2017
Sports, Women's Soccer
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September 14, 3:10 pm
Women’s soccer makes comeback to win against Wake Forest, falls to UNC
At the end of the first half against Wake Forest, the UCLA women’s soccer team was facing a familiar storyline – poor transition defense had saddled the Bruins with a 1-0 deficit. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Taylor Smith scored the tying goal against Wake Forest in the second half. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sports, Women's Volleyball
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September 14, 3:10 pm
Women’s volleyball maintains win streak in close UCSB tournament matches
Taylor Formico transferred from UCSB to UCLA just last year. So it’s no surprise the junior libero looked right at home at this weekend’s UCSB tournament, tallying a team-high 46 digs as women’s volleyball extended its win streak to six in its penultimate tournament before Pac-12 play. Read more...
Photo: Junior libero Taylor Formico led the Bruins in digs at this weekend’s UCSB tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sports, Sports Columns
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September 14, 3:09 pm
Claire-ification: Arrest of former tennis pro should be final straw on police brutality
The headline was unfortunately commonplace, alerting the public to yet another unnecessarily violent arrest involving an unsuspecting black man. As the country had its attention turned to New York’s Arthur Ashe Stadium for the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Retired top-10 tennis player James Blake was arrested Wednesday in New York after he was mistaken for a suspect in a fraudulent credit card scheme. (Creative Commons photo by James Marvin Phelps via Flikr)
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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September 14, 2:39 pm
Men’s water polo extends unbeaten run with wins in weekend invitationals
UCLA men’s water polo’s work was cut out for it as the Bruins played the role of both host and guest last weekend. No. 1 UCLA had its first opportunity this season to compete at home in the UCLA Invitational, however that would be short lived as the Bruins had to make the 88-mile trek to Redlands for the Inland Empire Classic the following day. Read more...
Photo: Junior goalie Garrett Danner held all opponents to single-digit scoring over the weekend. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Soccer, Sports
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September 14, 2:38 pm
Men’s soccer falls to Riverside in third straight defeat
Freshman goalkeeper Dakota Havlick lay facedown on the goal line, the ball lay motionless against the netting and Drake Stadium roared. The cheers weren’t for the home team. Read more...
Photo: Freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez scored the Bruins’ lone goal in Sunday’s upset loss. The freshman said that there were a lot of positives even though the team lost for the third game in a row. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Tennis, Sports, Women's Tennis
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September 14, 2:37 pm
UCLA tennis sweeps American Collegiate Invitational at US Open
Robin Anderson has wanted to play at the U.S. Open since she was little. After seizing her first opportunity by winning the American Collegiate Invitational at the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald won the American Collegiate Invitational final at the U.S. Open on Saturday with strong first serves and a solid return game. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)