As college sports continue to be pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional leagues have restarted. Each Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will highlight a few standout alumni performances from the past week in ongoing leagues as we await the return of university athletics. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA pitcher Trevor Bauer threw seven scoreless innings Sunday, bringing his ERA to 0.68, the lowest in the National League. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 3 at 1:11 p.m. After spending the last four months in limbo, Chris Smith made the decision to return to Westwood. Read more...
Photo: UCLA guard Chris Smith decided Monday to pull his name from the NBA Draft, choosing to return to Westwood for his senior season. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Aug. 2 at 8:21 a.m. The newly announced football season may already be in jeopardy. In a report published Saturday by ESPN, football players from various Pac-12 schools are threatening a boycott of preseason practices and, if necessary, regular-season games, should the conference leaders not agree to a list of demands. Read more...
Photo: Coach Chip Kelly may be without some of his players for the resumption of the 2020 season due to a push from Pac-12 players seeking to address issues with the restart of the year.(Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated July 31 at 3:05 p.m. The speculation is over, and the Pac-12 has a plan for 2020 fall sports. The conference announced a tentative schedule for the upcoming athletics season Friday afternoon on a media teleconference, should play resume amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football and the rest of the Pac-12 revealed the conference-only schedule for the 10-game football season. Other fall sports are projected to begin practicing on Aug. 15, while some are still waiting for the official word. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ schedule just received a major shake-up. UCLA football will reportedly face two California rivals to open the 2020 season. Coach Chip Kelly’s squad will travel to Berkeley to face California on Sept. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football will begin its season with matchups against California and USC in a new conference-only schedule, according to a report. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A former UCLA men’s soccer coach pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney’s office on Monday. Jorge Salcedo became the sixth former collegiate coach to plead guilty in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, in which parents paid bribes to have their children admitted to elite U.S. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA soccer coach Jorge Salcedo pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from parents to admit two students as soccer recruits, according to a press release Monday. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With professional leagues beginning again in the wake of COVID-19 postponements, the Daily Bruin Sports editors decided to take a look at current Bruins who resemble some of the top pros in their respective sports. Read more...
Photo: (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin staff)
