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 women’s soccer player Megan Oyster helped lead her team, the Houston Dash, to the Challenge Cup championship Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
From competing in the Olympics and the highest levels of professional leagues, the 2020 UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame class has collected a lot of hardware. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s basketball guard Russell Westbrook headlines the UCLA Hall of Fame class of 2020. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Bruins have gone global. For the first time in program history, UCLA women’s basketball has a recruiting class made entirely up of international prospects. Forward Izzy Anstey is from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, guard Gemma Potter is from Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia, and forward Emily Bessoir is from Munich, Germany. Read more...
Many people who usually spend their time watching live sports have had a lot more free time on their hands amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and video games are the closest simulations to their favorite pastimes. Read more...
Photo: (Photo illustration by Liz Ketcham, Alice Naland, Tanmay Shankar and Callista Wu/Daily Bruin staff)
A freshman guard has left UCLA women’s basketball. Jaden Owens – a former five-star recruit and McDonald’s All-American – will transfer to Baylor, the school announced Monday. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jaden Owens came to Westwood as a five-star recruit but played just one season with UCLA women’s basketball before announcing her transfer. She averaged less than 10 minutes per game in her debut season. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
Former UCLA guard Japreece Dean will begin her professional career in the Windy City. The Chicago Sky selected Dean with the 30th overall pick in the third round of Friday’s 2020 WNBA draft, which was held remotely due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Photo: After a five-year college career, including three seasons with UCLA women’s basketball, guard Japreece Dean was selected in the third round of the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)
When redshirt senior guard Japreece Dean took the court in No. 10 UCLA women’s basketball’s 67-51 Pac-12 tournament loss against No. 7 Stanford, she didn’t know that contest would be her last as a Bruin. Read more...
Photo: After having her final season with UCLA women’s basketball cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic, redshirt senior guard Japreece Dean looks to the 2020 WNBA Draft. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
