Thursday, August 20

In the news:

Baseball: Poor hitting keeps Bruins from win against Lions

In the UCLA baseball team’s litany of woes this season, pitching and defense have been the two main culprits. But in the Bruins’ 6-1 defeat at the hands of Loyola Marymount on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium, it was the Bruins’ ineffectual hitting that proved to be their undoing. Read more...


W. track: UCLA thrower gets personal record in discus at Pac-10s

Kamaiya Warren couldn’t believe it at first. Her throw felt the same as any other this season, but the result was much different. The redshirt sophomore smashed her previous personal record in the discus competition on Sunday afternoon at the Pac-10 Championships, taking first place with a mark of 183 feet, 3 inches. Read more...




M. tennis: NCAA matches mix it up for UCLA

Philipp Gruendler is tired of Ken Nakahara. And rightly so. After three matches this season in which the UCLA men’s tennis team faced California, the last time coming Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament, many of the Bruins have become a little too familiar with their conference foes. Read more...



Laying the foundation

The year women’s rowing gained varsity status at UCLA, coach Amy Fuller Kearney didn’t go on recruiting trips or make phone calls to prospects. Instead, she would stand out on Bruin Walk, seeking out tall, athletic-looking females to fill out her roster. Read more...