Friday, April 10

14 years later, UCLA baseball will host Nebraska in Big Ten weekend series

Gerrit Cole was the Bruins’ ace the last time they faced the Cornhuskers. The right-hander – just months away from being selected first overall in the 2011 MLB Draft – took a perfect game into the seventh and finished the series opener with nine shutout innings and eight strikeouts in UCLA’s 1-0 extra-innings victory. Read more...

Photo: Former Bruin right-hander Gerrit Cole throws a changeup at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Cole started the series opener the last time UCLA faced Nebraska. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA baseball snaps 3-year losing streak against UC Irvine with 5-run first inning

Anteater right-hander Ryan Kysar delivered home with a runner on first in a scoreless ballgame. Waiting at the plate was the Bruins’ Mulivai Levu who belted Kysar’s belt-high 2-0 fastball over the left field wall to put his team in front 2-0 in the bottom of the first. Read more...

Photo: Mulivai Levu poses on second base with his arms in the shape of a heart and his right leg bent. The sophomore first baseman slugged his team-leading seventh home run of the year in UCLA baseball’s 11-4 win over UC Irvine on Tuesday. (Alexefrain Gonzales Diaz/Daily Bruin)





UCLA women’s water polo looks to ride wave of successful defense against Princeton

As the timeless mantra goes, “Defense wins championships.” And while the Bruins have yet to prove this in the postseason, it has largely contributed to their current three-game winning streak. Read more...

Photo: Junior attaccker Taylor Smith raises her arm to shoot the ball. Smith notched four goals apiece in the Bruins’ two matches against California and Indiana over the weekend. (Chelsea Lee/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s basketball Big Ten tournament predictions

This post was updated March 13 at 12:15 a.m. After a regular season that appeared to veer in every direction, No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (22-9, 13-7 Big Ten) closed things out on a high to earn a double bye, providing direct entry to the quarterfinal. Read more...

Photo: From left to right, junior guard Dylan Andrews, sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr., junior forward Tyler Bilodeau and senior guard Kobe Johnson are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun / Assistant Photo editor. Photo Illustration by Lindsey Murto / Design director)