Thursday, July 30

NCAA grants spring athletes additional eligibility following canceled season

Division I athletes participating in spring sports will be granted additional collegiate eligibility, according to an NCAA statement released Friday. The statement said the Division I Council Coordination Committee agreed to extend eligibility relief to spring sport athletes to make up for the 2020 season that was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...

Photo: The NCAA canceled the remainder of all winter and spring sporting events for the 2020 season, as national concerns regarding the coronavirus continue to grow. As compensation, the Division I Council Coordination Committee has allowed spring athletes extra collegiate eligibility. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Divers earn 3 NCAA championship-qualifying finishes despite cancellation

In what was possibly their final competition of the year, the Bruin divers booked three tickets to the NCAA championships, and were close two securing two more. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Hannah Butler of No. 24 UCLA swim and dive became the first Bruin freshman since 2016 to qualify for the NCAA championship when she took sixth place in the 1-meter competition at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships.


NCAA cancels championships, UCLA suspends team events in coronavirus response

This post was updated March 12 at 7:23 p.m. All 2020 national championships for winter and spring sports will be canceled because of the coronavirus concerns, according to an NCAA statement released Thursday. Read more...

Photo: 2020 NCAA championships for winter and spring sports will not take place due to safety concerns sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. UCLA men’s and women’s basketball are among the affected Bruin teams. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Baseball to open Pac-12 play with empty stadium in weekend series against Oregon

The Bruins will open their Pac-12 season over the weekend in Westwood. No. 5 UCLA baseball (13-2) will play a three-game series against Oregon (8-7) to kick off its Pac-12 campaign. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore third baseman Jake Moberg went 3-for-4 at the plate in UCLA baseball’s 15-3 win over USC on Sunday. Moberg’s three hits against the Trojans was a personal season best, with the sophomore also walking once and driving in one run. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)


UCLA beach volleyball defeats crosstown rival USC for 2nd time this season

It all came down to court five once again. And again, juniors Megan Muret and Mac May – a duo that didn’t get to compete against the Trojans in last year’s national championship – pulled out the Bruin victory. Read more...

Photo: Junior Mac May played on court five with junior Megan Muret for No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball in both its matches against No. 6 USC this season. The duo clinched both duals, leading the Bruins to a 2-0 record against the Trojans so far. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA men’s basketball to face California in quarterfinals of Pac-12 tournament

Coach Mick Cronin said there was only one positive thing he took from his team’s loss to USC on Saturday. It was the first time he noticed the culture change in his new program since he arrived in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. went 1-of-8 from the field in UCLA men’s basketball’s loss to USC last Saturday. Jaquez said the Bruins will need to limit their turnovers in order to find offensive success as the team competes in Las Vegas. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)