In facing Washington State on Friday, UCLA swim and dive won’t have to put up much of a fight. No. 17 UCLA has defeated Washington State by a large margin in the past few years. Read more...
Sports, Swim & Dive
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October 10, 4:05 am
UCLA swim and dive confident about Washington State meet
Features, Football, Sports
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October 10, 4:03 am
Scott Quessenberry dedicates season to brother with cancer
It started with a troubling phone conversation. On June 6, UCLA’s sophomore starting right guard Scott Quessenberry picked up his father’s call. Scott’s eldest brother, David Lee Quessenberry, at 24 years old and in his second year as a Houston Texans offensive lineman, had been diagnosed with T-lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare and severe form of cancer. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore starting right guard Scott Quessenbury shaved his head in solidarity with his brother David Lee, who is suffering from cancer. Quessenbury has dedicated this season to his older brother, who inspired his work ethic and commitment to football. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Football, Sports
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October 10, 4:01 am
Kendricks leads Bruin defense into Oregon game
Eric Kendricks likes to hit. That surprises no one, except maybe Eric Kendricks. The redshirt senior linebacker – who populates nearly every defensive award watch list – roams the field with a controlled chaos. Read more...
Photo: (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Cross Country, Sports
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October 10, 4:00 am
Uncharacteristic rivalry meet ends in Trojans edging out Bruins
PASADENA — There were a few oddities about Thursday’s cross country dual meet between UCLA, USC and Cal Poly Pomona. First: It was UCLA’s lone “home” meet of the season, yet the team was a bit out of its element. Read more...
Photo: Men’s and Women’s cross country at the UCLA/USC Dual at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena , Calif. (Courtesy of Don Liebig)
Sports, Women's Soccer
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October 10, 3:58 am
Bruins trump the Cardinal in two-goal comeback win at home
It began with this simple idea to hand the country’s No. 1 defense its first defeat: score one goal. But No. 3 Stanford’s goal in the 53rd minute created an addendum of another goal to the Bruins’ game plan. Read more...
Photo: Even though UCLA initially trailed the Stanford Cardinal early in the second half, the Bruins were able to comeback from the one-goal deficit to win the game 2-1. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Football, Sports
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October 9, 4:42 am
UCLA defense seeks to stop high-power Oregon offense
It’s somewhat of a schematic oddity football-wise. Often on offense, No. 12 Oregon spreads its receivers out along the line of scrimmage, with redshirt junior Marcus Mariota lining up in shotgun and a running back or two alongside him. Read more...
Photo: Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich said each player on the No. 18 UCLA defense wanted to make the game-winning tackle against Utah. That desire caused his players to abandon their defensive assignments, which ultimately led to their loss to the Utes. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sports, Women's Soccer
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October 9, 4:36 am
Latest rendition of rivalry could produce mirror images
It took a golden goal, players in a dog pile and emotional parents in the audience, but the No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer team finally managed to rewrite the dynamics of its rivalry with Stanford. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Caprice Dydasco said that the Bruins will have to take whatever chance they get against the nation’s top defense, and that their goals won’t have to be the “prettiest” as long as they count. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)