Saturday, July 11

In the news:

UCLA swim and dive finishes fourth in Pac-12 finals

The UCLA swim and dive team faced stiff travel conditions and competition heading into the Pac-12 Championships. However, the Bruins finished in a strong fourth position and were able to avenge their prior loss to Arizona by finishing ahead of the Wildcats. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive finished fourth place in this weekend’s Pac-12 championships. Many athletes did well, with junior Noelle Tarazona finishing second in the 200-meter butterfly and sophomore Katy Campbell breaking the school record for the 500m freestyle. (Eva Sidhu/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s basketball ends regular season with Utah win

It wasn’t always pretty, but UCLA women’s basketball ended the regular season with a win. Heading into its final weekend before the Pac-12 conference tournament, the Bruins were looking to continue the focus and aggression that they found against the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal last week. Read more...

Photo: With UCLA down seven points to Utah early in the second half, sophomore guard Nirra Fields brought an offensive spark for the Bruins, pushing them past the Utes. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)



UCLA basketball ends two-game skid with OSU victory

No matter what happens in Vegas, UCLA will assuredly stay in Vegas a day longer. The Bruins erased a nine-point halftime deficit and sophomore guard Jordan Adams scored 24 points to give UCLA its first victory in three games, a 74-69 takedown of Oregon State. Read more...

Photo: Jordan Adams had 24 points in UCLA’s 74-69 defeat of OSU. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Gymnastics switches focus for meet against Arizona

This weekend against Arizona, UCLA gymnastics will use the same routines and lineup that it did in last weekend’s meet against Stanford. Because of this, there is a strong chance its competition in Tuscon will look very similar to the one that happened a week ago in Pauley Pavilion, but that doesn’t mean something hasn’t changed for the Bruins. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Danusia Francis and the Bruins will look to hit all their routines in Tuscon this weekend. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Short-handed UCLA basketball falls to Oregon despite late-game heroics

Moments before UCLA basketball took the floor Thursday night, the biggest jeers facing the Bruins came neither from Oregon’s basketball players nor the Duck faithful scattered throughout Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Bryce Alford, who scored a career-high 31 points against the Ducks, walks off the court following an 87-83 loss to Oregon in double overtime. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin senior staff)