Friday, July 31

Rock climber Ross Fulkerson balances school with training, reaches for Olympics

This post was updated March 5 at 4:48 p.m. Ross Fulkerson said he knew he wanted to go to college and be a professional rock climber. Read more...

Photo: First-year undeclared student Ross Fulkerson won rock climbing junior national championships in 2013 and 2017 and placed 11th in the 2019 Bouldering Open National Championship at the age of 18. Fulkerson said he is aiming to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics but will need to take time off UCLA to make time for his training. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Softball seeks strong showing in final regular-season tournament

The Bruins will play their final tournament of the regular season. In the Bruins’ final tune-up before Pac-12 play begins next week, No. 1 UCLA softball (20-1) will host the UCLA/Long Beach State Invitational this weekend, squaring off against No. Read more...

Photo: Junior utility Kinsley Washington hit a three-run home run in No. 1 UCLA softball’s Tuesday game versus St. John’s, part of the Bruins’ eight-run rally in the first inning. UCLA will next face No. 16 Michigan as part of the UCLA/Long Beach State Invitational. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball rises in rankings with win streak ahead of regular-season finale

The Bruins are off the bubble. For now. UCLA men’s basketball (19-11, 12-5 Pac-12) has won seven games in a row and has emerged victorious in 11 of its last 13. Read more...

Photo: Coach Mick Cronin finished his 13-year tenure at Cincinnati with nine straight trips to the NCAA tournament. UCLA men’s basketball joined the projected bracket for the first time all season Monday. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)




Softball secures 10th run-rule victory off career-best pitching from freshman

Junior utility Kinsley Washington said the first inning was like a nine-player relay race. Except with a softball bat instead of a baton, and the only loser being the opposing pitcher’s ERA. Read more...

Photo: Freshman pitcher Lexi Sosa recorded her second shutout victory of the last week as No. 1 UCLA softball mercy-ruled St. John’s in five innings 9-0. Sosa finished the game with a career-high seven strikeouts, while giving up just two hits and two walks. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA baseball suffers first loss of season in back-and-forth battle versus UCSB

The Bruins allowed more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning than they had in any of their first 11 games and could not overcome the deficit. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore catcher Noah Cardenas picked up two hits and notched an RBI in No. 6 UCLA baseball’s loss to UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday. Cardenas’ RBI double gave the Bruins a two run lead in the top of the fifth, before UCLA would go on to lose 8-5. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)