Sunday, July 12

In the news:

A Bruin blueprint: Versatile softball team equipped for 2014

The pieces that make up the UCLA softball roster may be different this year, but the team blueprint is exactly the same. UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez conveniently makes an acronym for her team’s building schedule using the word “Bruins” throughout the season, which will begin on Feb. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA softball team emphasizes team unity as it heads into the beginning of its season. Along with unity, sacrifice is also a theme as players such as junior utility Stephany LaRosa are switching positions to help the team.




2013 title winner UCLA baseball falls short in rankings

After winning its first national title last season, UCLA baseball will not open its 2014 season atop the national rankings. The Bruins earned preseason rankings of No. Read more...

Photo: Despite winning the national championship a year ago, UCLA opens the season ranked outside the top 10 by Baseball America. The Bruins open the season ranked 12th, the same spot it started out last year.


Diver Haley McNamara gets back on the board after injury

A hurdle approach is one of the first things that you learn in diving. Senior diver Haley McNamara described it as “simple.” But that simple move on a hurdle approach resulted in a devastating injury. Read more...

Photo: After suffering a “freakish” leg injury during a practice her sophomore year, senior Haley McNamara has returned to the diving board and emerged as a leader for UCLA.


Tony Parker’s Cal game highlights inconsistent play

With around 12 minutes to go in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Cal Sunday, sophomore forward/center Tony Parker checked into the game looking to build off his career performance in the previous game. Read more...

Photo: Tony Parker’s inconsistent year continued against California Sunday, as the sophomore forward/center finished with zero points and four fouls after having a career-night against Stanford Thursday.


Men’s volleyball capitalizes on fast start in sweep of UCI

Whatever the Bruins are doing immediately before every game, they should keep doing it. For the second game in a row, the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team (7-1, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) was nearly flawless in the first set, this time blowing away No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Gonzalo Quiroga was the focal point of the UCLA offensive attack Monday night, leading the Bruins with 14 kills while hitting .435. UCLA hit .420 as a team en route to sweeping UC Irvine.