Monday, May 4

Supreme Court unanimously opposes NCAA restrictions on student-athlete benefits

The highest court in America has sided with the players. In a monumental decision Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of college athletes, declaring that the NCAA cannot limit education-related benefits for student-athletes. Read more...

Photo: The Supreme Court declared that the NCAA cannot limit education-related benefits for student-athletes in a unanimous 9-0 vote Monday, potentially paving the way to monumental changes in the college sports landscape. (Creative Commons photo by Kurt Kaiser via Wikimedia Commons)


Track and field wraps up NCAA championship meet with multiple top-10 finishes

An 18-year 4×400-meter relay record was snapped by the Bruins over the weekend. UCLA track and field sent two relay teams and five individual athletes to the NCAA championships, which began June 9 at Hayward Field in Eugene. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins’ quartet of sophomore sprinter Makenzy Pierre-Webster, senior sprinter Meleni Rodney, redshirt junior sprinter Shae Anderson and freshman sprinter Kate Jendrezak set a new school record in the 4×400 meter relay race on the final day of the NCAA championship meet. They posted the eighth-fastest time in collegiate history to finish off UCLA track and field’s season. (Courtesy of NCAA Photos)


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UCLA to resume full capacity fan attendance for select outdoor athletic events

After a full year of sports without regular fan attendance, Bruin fans will be back to cheering on their teams. UCLA Athletics announced Tuesday afternoon that certain outdoor athletic events will be open to full seating capacity for the 2021-22 season, in accordance with California’s updated COVID-19 protocols. Read more...

Photo: Water polo games at Spieker Aquatics Center will be one of several UCLA outdoor athletic events that will be open to full capacity seating next season, according to an announcement from UCLA Athletics on Tuesday. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

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UCLA track and field athletes to compete at NCAA championship meet

A small squad of Bruins will get the chance to prove themselves among the nation’s best. UCLA track and field will send two men, three women and two relay teams to the NCAA Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene for a four-day meet starting Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Senior sprinter Meleni Rodney, who qualified in the 400-meter race and women’s 4×400 relay, is one of 10 track and field athletes representing UCLA at the NCAA championship meet.(Courtesy of Kirby Lee/USA Today Images)


Baseball fails to overpower Texas Tech, ends postseason run at Lubbock Regional

This post was updated June 6 at 9:18 p.m. Playing four games in three days took its toll on the Bruins, and they won’t get to play a fifth. Read more...

Photo: Junior shortstop Matt McLain recorded No. 2 UCLA baseball’s lone RBI in its season-ending defeat to No. 1 seed Texas Tech on Saturday. He finished the regional 7-for-16 with eight runs batted in. (Courtesy of Elise Bressler/Texas Tech Athletics)