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Women’s basketball sees new faces on roster for season-opening match with Cal Poly

Several athletes will don the blue and gold for the first time when the Bruins open their season Monday. Graduate student guard Gina Conti and the five freshman members of the nation’s top recruiting class will all play their first games as Bruins and first contests in Pauley Pavilion when UCLA women’s basketball hosts Cal Poly on Monday night. Read more...

Photo: Women’s basketball players and coach Cori Close smile on the court. Graduate student guard Gina Conti missed the 2021-2022 season because of injury but is expected to lead the Bruins in the backcourt this year. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA swim and dive remains triumphant in back to back Arizona meets

Through a doubleheader weekend, the Bruins’ energy rallied them to victory over the Arizona schools. “I felt very motivated and energetic going into today coming off of both of my individual events yesterday,” said sophomore swimmer Ana Jih-Schiff. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore swimmer Zoe Jespersgaard does a dive. Jespersgaard set a personal best on Friday, clinching second place on the 3-meter dive. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA men’s basketball 2022-2023 roster breakdown

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 10:17 p.m. With No. 8 UCLA men’s basketball kicking off its season Monday night, Sports senior staffer Jon Christon breaks down the roster – from guards to wings to bigs – and predicts the Bruins’ rotation. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball’s freshman forward Adem Bona (left), senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (center) and redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell (right) are pictured. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)



UCLA football snuffs out Sun Devils with best rushing performance in 12 years

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 12:42 p.m. TEMPE — In an instant, Kazmeir Allen was gone. Midway through the third quarter, the redshirt junior wide receiver took a handoff from his own 25-yard line, put his head down and turned it into high gear. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior wide receiver Kazmeir Allen runs toward the end zone. Filling in for senior running back Zach Charbonnet in the backfield, Allen logged a career-high 137 rushing yards Saturday as No. 12 UCLA football took down Arizona State in Tempe. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Arizona State

Sam Settleman Sports editor Prediction: UCLA 34, Arizona State 28 Last year, the Bruins walked into the Rose Bowl for a showdown with the Sun Devils with something to prove. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are UCLA football junior linebacker JonJon Vaughns (left) and Arizona State linebacker Kyle Soelle (right). (Photos by (left to right): Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin, Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Maya O’Kelly/Design director)


UCLA women’s soccer falls to USC, misses shot at Pac-12 title

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 10:36 p.m. The fate of the Pac-12 title rested on two California rivalry games Friday. The Bruins kicked off against the Trojans at 2 p.m., and the Cardinal were set to face the Golden Bears just an hour later in the Bay Area. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA women’s soccer team walks off the field after losing its rivalry contest Friday. The loss is the Bruins’ second of the season after losing to Stanford on Oct. 14. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)