Sunday, May 10

UCLA swim and dive to cross country for invitational after break

The Bruins will be competing across the country for the first and only time of the season this week. UCLA swim and dive (3-0, 3-0 Pac-12) will begin a three-day contest at the Georgia Fall Invitational in Athens, Georgia, on Thursday, where it will face a slew of top-20 teams. Read more...

Photo: Junior Kenisha Liu came out with wins in the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle in the Bruins’ meet against Arizona earlier this month. UCLA will travel to Athens, Georgia, this weekend to compete in the Georgia Fall Invitational. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Battle of the Editors: UCLA sports see winless Thanksgiving weekend

Student-athletes gave up their Thanksgiving break to compete all around the country last week, but the Bruins combined to finish 0-9 across five different sports. Each of the Daily Bruin Sports editors picked which program’s winless holiday weekend stung the most. Read more...

Photo: (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Men’s water polo to start NCAA championship contests against George Washington

Another title run is on the horizon for the Bruins. No. 3 seed UCLA men’s water polo (22-4) will face No. 6 seed George Washington (23-6) to open NCAA championship play Thursday at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore center Quinten Osborne – the only returning starter from last year’s national championship game – has logged 38 goals on the season so far. No. 3 seed UCLA men’s water polo will begin its NCAA run Thursday when it faces No. 6 seed George Washington in the quarterfinal game. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Bruins fly over Rainbow Warriors to put end to two-game losing streak

The Bruins took yet another big first-half lead Wednesday. But this time, they never took their foot off the gas – especially Prince Ali. The redshirt junior guard went right at 7-foot center Dawson Carper with 11 seconds left in UCLA men’s basketball’s (5-2) eventual 80-61 victory over Hawai’i (4-4). Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior guard Prince Ali registered a career-high 23 points, going 5-of-6 from beyond the arc and 9-of-11 overall from the field. Ali also logged five rebounds, two steals, one assist and no turnovers. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)


The Rundown: Nov. 28

Women’s volleyballAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Despite finishing the year with a losing record for the first time in program history, UCLA women’s volleyball (13-14, 8-12 Pac-12) had three players earn All-Pac-12 recognition. Read more...

Photo: (Jocelyn Dao/Daily Bruin)


Wang’s Word: Honesty, jests and the occasional friction between Chip Kelly and the media

The first time I spoke to Chip Kelly was after he raced through the latter part of the recruiting cycle and signed his first freshman class in February 2018. Read more...

Photo: Coach Chip Kelly led UCLA football to a 3-9 record in his first season with the Bruins. Kelly had previously coached at Oregon, the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers, before taking a year off to be an analyst at ESPN. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


After losing veterans, men’s tennis searches for doubles pairings with chemistry

The Bruins will not be able to rely on familiar faces for doubles success this season. Following the departures of graduated seniors Martin Redlicki and Austin Rapp, and potentially current junior Evan Zhu, UCLA men’s tennis may be without three of its six starting doubles players from last year. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Bryce Pereira said there are positives and negatives that come with every doubles team. Pereira finished last season with a 24-12 doubles record. Pereira also recorded a 6-8 singles record. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)