Saturday, May 9

Caleb Wilson goes pro with Arizona Cardinals, becomes Mr. Irrelevant of 2019 draft

Caleb Wilson had to wait until the last possible second. The former UCLA football tight end was picked 254th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday, making him this year’s Mr. Read more...

Photo: Tight end Caleb Wilson racked up 965 yards and four touchdowns for UCLA football last season, leading NCAA tight ends in both receptions and yards. Wilson was selected 254th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2019 NFL Draft. (Liz Ketcham, Assistant Photo editor)


No. 2 UCLA softball secures 3-0 win over Utah after slow start

It was tied, and then it wasn’t. No. 2 UCLA softball (41-2, 15-1 Pac-12) edged out unranked Utah (15-30, 4-12) on Friday night for the 3-0 victory. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore infielder Briana Perez put UCLA on the board in the sixth inning against Utah on Friday night, hitting a line drive over the right field wall. The Bruins went on to defeat the Utes 3-0. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis falls to Cal in semifinal match of Pac-12 tournament

The Bruins will not be Pac-12 champions this year. No. 13 UCLA men’s tennis (17-5, 8-0 Pac-12) dropped its Pac-12 tournament semifinal match against California (14-11, 4-4) by a score of 4-1 on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Bryce Pereira (right) posted a 20-11 doubles record with his partner, freshman Patrick Zahraj (left). The No. 3 doubles duo lost the deciding tiebreak 7-4 to lose the doubles point to California. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


Baseball defeats Utah in first game of series, pitching complete game shutout

It had been nearly two years since a Bruin pitched a complete game shutout. Then junior right-hander Ryan Garcia took the mound. No. 1 UCLA baseball (32-7, 12-4 Pac-12) defeated Utah (12-23, 4-15) 5-0 on Friday at Jackie Robinson Stadium off the back of Garcia’s career performance. Read more...

Photo: Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia pitched the first complete game shutout of his collegiate career, and the first for UCLA baseball since 2017. Garcia also racked up a career-high 14 strikeouts. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball heads to Pac-12 championship final after victory over California

The Bruins get one more shot to defend their Pac-12 title. No. 1 seed UCLA beach volleyball (31-2) defeated to No. 3 seed California (22-9) 3-0 in the contender’s bracket final of the Pac-12 championship. Read more...

Photo: Junior Savvy Simo and her partner sophomore Lea Monkhouse won 21-14, 23-21 to give UCLA beach volleyball its second point of the dual. The Bruins defeated California 3-0 in the contender’s bracket final of the Pac-12 championship. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball falls to USC in Pac-12 tournament for second loss of season

It came down to court one. Fans flooded to the middle court, where senior Megan McNamara slapped her sister’s hand before stepping back to the service line. Read more...

Photo: Seniors Nicole McNamara (left) and Megan McNamara (right) fell to USC’s Abril Bustamante and Tina Graudina on court one, giving the Trojans the 3-2 victory in the Pac-12 championship. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Track and field readies for USC-UCLA dual meet as throwers look to make history

The Bruins will add another chapter to their rivalry with the Trojans this weekend. UCLA’s track and field team will travel to Cromwell Field and Loker Stadium at USC on Sunday to compete in the annual UCLA-USC dual meet. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior thrower Dotun Ogundeji is currently ranked No. 3 in the men’s shot put. Ogundeji won the discus with a career-best mark of 58.83m (193-0) at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational this season. Ogundeji claimed USTFCCCA Second-Team Indoor All-American honors in the shot put after the 2018 season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)