Saturday, August 22

In the news:


Grad student Jordan Williams faces former team at first home meet

After the Monday gymnastics meet at Pauley Pavilion, a Bruin squeezed her way into the Wildcats, hugging each one of them. But there wasn’t a need for either side to be alarmed – that was just UCLA’s fifth-year senior Jordan Williams saying hello to her old college teammates from Arizona. Read more...

Photo: Fifth-year senior Jordan Williams scored a 9.850 during her first home meet as a Bruin. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Jan. 21

With the third week of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports delivers its third installment of its Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (16-2, 4-1) The Wildcats silenced any doubts regarding their conference hegemony on Saturday, as they trounced the conference’s emergent power – the Utah Utes – 69-51. Read more...


UCLA men’s basketball struggles with player injury, ineligibility

The road has not been kind to UCLA men’s basketball. The Bruins are 2-6 away from Pauley Pavilion this season and were 5-5 in road games a year ago. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has struggled in away games, but sophomore guard Bryce Alford and the Bruins are looking to pick up two road wins to close out a season-opening seven-game trip. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Bruins dominate 2015 NWSL draft with school-leading 6 picks

The stage was set under the roof of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Friday morning. It housed a nervous atmosphere for former UCLA midfielder Sarah Killion as she and several other recently graduated women’s soccer players waited for their dreams to become a reality. Read more...

Photo: Midfielder Sarah Killion was the highest-picked UCLA player in the 2015 NWSL Draft after she was drafted No. 2 by Sky Blue FC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)