This post was updated Jan. 19 at 10:52 p.m. The Bruins return home riding two recent road victories. No. 3 UCLA women’s basketball (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) will host No. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Kiki Rice dribbles the ball past a defender. Rice scored 25 points off 14-for-15 shooting from the field last Wednesday against Minnesota. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 17 at 7:16 p.m. Jordan Chiles is known for perfection. The senior has garnered 11 perfect scores to prove it. But she had yet to achieve this feat on vault. Until Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA gymnastics cheer following senior Jordan Chiles’ first career 10 on vault. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Jan. 19 at 10:50 p.m. Coach Mick Cronin’s squads are often known for their strong defense and toughness. But the Bruins featured neither against the Buckeyes. Read more...
Photo: Tyler Bilodeau shoots the ball. The senior forward led the Bruins with 30 points and eight rebounds. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Life often revolves around embracing challenging paths. But sometimes one must take the easy points in life. Basketball players achieve this at the free-throw line. UCLA men’s basketball (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) shot 21-for-21 from the charity stripe against Penn State on Wednesday on the road – the first time the squad has notched a perfect free-throw percentage since shooting 10-for-10 from the line against Utah State in last year’s NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Trent Perry shoots the ball at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Taking a team off its high horse is hard enough – let alone the No. 1 team in the nation. With a two-game winning streak in the books, there is much to anticipate in the Bruins’ first regular-season tournament. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Hawks claps his hands together while watching from the sideline. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 12:15 a.m. Surrounding oneself with strong support is a recipe for success. And it certainly does not hurt when that support comes with Olympic-caliber experience. Read more...
Photo: Senior Jordan Chiles dances during her floor routine. The Houston local earned back-to-back Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors to open 2026. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There is home-field advantage. And then there is competing in Pauley Pavilion – where banners that boast UCLA’s collection of national titles hang from the rafters, blue and yellow confetti falls from the sky during floor routines and the crowd hangs on to every Bruin gymnast’s last move. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Riley Jenkins cheers following a vault. She has a 9.825 average on the apparatus. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
