No. 4 UCLA gymnastics will close out its regular season at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday, facing former Pac-12 rival No. 5 Utah. Ahead of the matchup, Sports contributor Ella Dunderdale breaks down both of the nation’s top-five teams. Read more...
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Baseball, Sports
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March 15, 9:18 am
Veteran performances catapult UCLA baseball to series-opener victory over Nebraska
If there’s one positive that a 54-game schedule offers, it’s opportunity. And one shot is all it takes for a player to break out of a slump. Read more...
Photo: Cody Delvecchio looks towards home plate as he walks off the mound. The junior right-hander turned in five shutout innings in UCLA baseball’s 5-2 win over Nebraska on Friday. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Basketball, Sports
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March 14, 2:37 pm
Badgers’ barrage from 3 digs UCLA men’s basketball’s grave in Big Ten tournament
This post was updated March 14 at 3:17 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS – March’s mad grip fastened its knot on the Bruins on Friday afternoon. It was a reminder that heartache can strike year after year, and destiny’s hand can drag one back to a familiar stop. About a year removed from their heartbreaker against the Ducks – one that prematurely fractured the Bruins’ season – an eerily similar trajectory awaited. Caught beneath a Badger barrage from beyond the arc, the Bruins frayed under clinical ball movement and laser-sharp accuracy. Read more...
Photo: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin looks down on the bench as his team succumbs to an 86-70 blowout loss to No. 5 seed Wisconsin on Friday afternoon. With the loss, the Bruins’ run in the Big Ten tournament has ended. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Men's Basketball, Sports
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March 13, 10:52 pm
UCLA men’s basketball readies for first Big Ten quarterfinal against Wisconsin
Exactly a year ago, the final buzzer of the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal not only rang a tune of defeat but also the melody of a bittersweet ending to the Bruins’ 2024 campaign. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Skyy Clark elevates for a right-handed layup in a game against Ohio State on Feb. 23, when coach Mick Cronin earned his 500th career victory. Cronin, Clark and No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball will face No. 5 seed Wisconsin in Friday’s Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Softball, Sports
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March 13, 7:52 pm
UCLA softball aims to extend winning streak in Big Ten opener against Purdue
The Bruins have had a penchant for keeping things short and sweet recently. But conference play has a long-storied tradition of holding a lengthy and, at times, bitter road. Read more...
Photo: Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez walks along the sideline at Easton Stadium with a clipboard in hand. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Tennis, Sports, Women's Tennis
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March 13, 6:46 pm
Weekend in Preview: March 13
Women’s tennisChloe Agas, Daily Bruin staffFamiliar foes make the best guides when stepping into the unknown. This weekend will serve as UCLA women’s tennis’ (5-4) Big Ten opener, and it’ll hit the road to face a pair of former-Pac-12 rivals in Oregon (7-4, 0-2) Friday and No. Read more...
Photo: No. 100 senior Kimmi Hance returns a ball with a forehand on court one at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Baseball, Sports
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March 13, 6:06 pm
14 years later, UCLA baseball will host Nebraska in Big Ten weekend series
Gerrit Cole was the Bruins’ ace the last time they faced the Cornhuskers. The right-hander – just months away from being selected first overall in the 2011 MLB Draft – took a perfect game into the seventh and finished the series opener with nine shutout innings and eight strikeouts in UCLA’s 1-0 extra-innings victory. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin right-hander Gerrit Cole throws a changeup at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Cole started the series opener the last time UCLA faced Nebraska. (Daily Bruin file photo)