Wednesday, July 8

UCLA teammates, longtime friends face off for women’s tennis title

Robin Anderson and Chanelle Van Nguyen have known each other for 10 years – since they were playing junior tennis. Not only do these UCLA women’s tennis teammates know each other’s games very well, but they also have a friendship that goes beyond the court. Read more...

Photo: Seniors Robin Anderson and Chanelle Van Nguyen had to put their 10-year friendship aside as they faced each other in the Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships. Anderson won the matchup 6-0. 6-2. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA women’s soccer wins game dedicated to breast cancer awareness

For one night, blue and gold didn’t highlight the numbers and names of the players. The players, clad in pink-trimmed uniforms, walked onto Marshall Field in Drake Stadium on Friday night and clinched a 1-0 win against Utah in what was more than just a soccer game. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s decider against Utah in a game dedicated to breast cancer awareness came courtesy of two players, junior forward Taylor Smith (left) and senior midfielder Sam Mewis (center), whose mothers are both cancer survivors. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Football Monday: UCLA v. Utah

Every UCLA football Saturday has so much more to it than a win or a loss. That’s why each postgame Monday, the Daily Bruin will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict for their performance. Read more...



Utah backup quarterback catches UCLA off guard, leads Utes to victory

PASADENA — Backup quarterbacks generally aren’t popular guys. Their entrances onto the football field typically indicate either controversy or injury at the game’s most important position. Read more...

Photo: Utah backup quarterback Kendal Thompson, an Oklahoma transfer, invigorated a previously dormant Utes offense that had yet to pick up a first down prior to his insertion into the game late in the first quarter. The UCLA defense struggled to adjust to the nimble Thompson, who finished the game with 83 rushing yards. (Photo by Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA’s loss to Utah takes toll on national championship hopes

If there ever was an opportunity to be distracted from the moment, this was it. UCLA watched its next opponent, then-No. 2 Oregon, lose to Arizona Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley was sacked 10 times against Utah, including this one at the hands of Utah defensive back Andre Godfrey (bottom left) on a 3rd-and-21 play in the fourth quarter. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Utah upsets UCLA 30-28

PASADENA — It seemed as if the air had been punched out of the Bruins, out of the Rose Bowl and out of UCLA’s season.As time expired, junior kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 50-yard field goal went just right, and gone with it was the No. Read more...