This post was updated June 13 at 7:25 p.m. The 2025-26 year saw momentous occasion after momentous occasion take place for UCLA Athletics. From championship banners to program records, Westwood saw another year of history being made. Read more...
Photo: (Photos by Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin senior staff, Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin senior staff. Design by Ava Johnson/Daily Bruin senior staff.)
I don’t know where to begin. How does one characterize this year of UCLA sports? Broken records. Banners raised. Players drafted. It would be an understatement to say this past year was a period of unprecedented success. Read more...
Photo: Left to right: Redshirt sophomore defender Max Matthews celebrates winning the 2025 NCAA men’s water polo championship. Senior guard Gabriela Jaquez lifts the 2026 NCAA women’s basketball championship trophy. UCLA beach volleyball players celebrate on the sand after winning the 2026 NCAA beach volleyball championship. (Left to right: Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin senior staff. Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff.Courtesy of UCLA Athletics.)
It’s been nearly a week since then-No. 1 UCLA baseball was eliminated in its own NCAA regional. People, many of whom have doubted the Bruins’ legitimacy all year long, feel like they’ve been proven right. Read more...
Photo: Roch Cholowsky takes a pitch to the ribs against Saint Mary’s. The junior shortstop, who’s projected to be the first-overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, likely played his last game as a Bruin on Sunday. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 31 at 10:48 p.m. The Bruins put themselves on the ropes one too many times. Known as the comeback kids all year long, they finally dug themselves into a hole they couldn’t climb out of. No. Read more...
Photo: Gael infielder Cody Kashimoto slides into home plate for the game-winning run, beating out the tag from junior catcher Cashel Dugger. The loss would end the Bruins’ historic season and eliminate them from the NCAA tournament. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 30 at 6:07 p.m. Sir Isaac Newton’s first law of motion says an object in motion will stay in motion. Saturday seemed to prove that it would take a force a lot stronger than a tournament-opening loss and two-run deficit in the ninth to stop the Bruins in their tracks. “We’ve kind of developed an identity,” said junior utility Phoenix Call. Read more...
Photo: Junior corner infielders Mulivai Levu and Roman Martin jump in the air and chest bump while the rest of the squad celebrates behind them. The pair notched back-to-back solo home runs to tie up the game and set up the opportunity for a walk-off win. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 30 at 12:45 p.m. It seemed like the Gaels came to Jackie Robinson Stadium looking for a boxing match Friday, with Mike Tyson stickers decorating their batting helmets. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore closer Easton Hawk walks off the mound after pitching the ninth inning Friday. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coach John Savage said March 3 he didn’t think any team in the country would win over 50 games. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball is at 51. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Angel Cervantes goes through his pitching delivery. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
