Rivalry matches are inevitable in sports. They produce legendary matchups – Barcelona and Real Madrid, Duke and North Carolina, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, to name a few. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Gianluca Ballotta clenches his fist in celebration. His singles victory Tuesday helped the Bruins prevail over the Trojans. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)
Student-athletes are also, well, students. Distinctive identities dwell in jerseys and helmets. But for two weeks in the spring, they become hot commodities in an athletic bazaar. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster watches practice at Spaulding Field. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
Freshman catcher Cashel Duggar smoked a low offspeed pitch down the first-base line with two runners on. Rather than escaping the infield for a hit, the ball was cleanly picked at first base, turning a hard-hit ball into an inning-ending 3-6-1 double play. Read more...
Photo: Carson Yates hits at Jackie Robinson Stadium in May 2023. The senior collected his first two hits of the year on Tuesday. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
Selena Harris’ eyes aren’t just set on a national beam title. The Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year will observe the nationals field in the hopes of getting her team back on the stage next season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Selena Harris leaps on beam. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 16 at 8:36 p.m. Rock, paper, scissors. Its beauty lies in its simplicity and universality, an apt game to break the monotony of dull moments. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins’ sophomore trifecta – redshirt outside hitter Cooper Robinson (left), setter Andrew Rowan (middle) and outside hitter Zach Rama (right) are pictured. (Left to right: Yiming Ren/Daily Bruin, Jeremy Chen/Photo editor, Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 16 at 8:51 p.m. No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (22-4, 11-1 MPSF) attained a first-round bye to propel itself directly into Thursday’s semifinal against Wednesday’s winner of No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Cooper Robinson, redshirt senior middle blocker Merrick McHenry, senior outside hitter Ethan Champlin and sophomore setter Andrew Rowan are pictured. The four are mainstays on the UCLA men’s volleyball roster. (Photos by Zimo Li / Daily Bruin, Darlene Sanzon / Daily Bruin and Yiming Ren / Daily Bruin. Illustration by Mia Tavares / Assistant Design director)
This post was updated April 16 at 8:31 p.m. Kirk Walker was intentional when choosing Friday’s series opener against California as the date for UCLA softball’s Pride Game. Read more...
Photo: Associate head coach Kirk Walker holds game notes in his hands. UCLA and California wore special T-shirts for the annual UCLA softball Pride Game. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
