Cori Close had reminders on her phone for every single Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream regular-season game. She now has their playoff schedule entered in her calendar as well. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA women’s basketball guard Jordin Canada will debut in her first WNBA playoffs Aug. 26 as the Seattle Storm awaits its opponent during the first two rounds. (Isra Ameen/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins were on the brink of extra time. But with two seconds remaining, senior forward/midfielder Anika Rodriguez flicked a long ball from the defense into the path of senior forward Hailie Mace, who shrugged off one defender before placing the ball into the net to seal the win as the horn sounded. Read more...
Photo: Hailie Mace scored as time expired to seal UCLA’s first win in its new stadium. Mace was the team’s top scorer last season, scoring 15 goals in 25 games played. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)
Two UCLA gymnasts said Thursday that they were abused by a former USA Gymnastics doctor who has been accused of sexually abusing more than 200 women. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnasts Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian said they decided to come forward about their abuse by Larry Nassar after seeing other women speak out against him in January. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The first half of the Bruins’ schedule was made official Wednesday. With less than 12 weeks until the start of the season, UCLA men’s basketball announced its out-of-conference schedule, consisting of five matchups against Power Five and AAC opponents. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball announced its 13 out-of-conference regular season games Wednesday afternoon. Nine of the matchups will be at home, and the Bruins will take on five big-time NCAA Division I programs. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins will open the regular season Friday after finishing one goal short of claiming the national championship last season. UCLA women’s soccer fell to Pac-12 rival Stanford 3-2 in the NCAA championship match last season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s soccer fell in the NCAA championship match last season and enters the 2018 season ranked second in the nation in preseason rankings. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
College basketball is about to get even more complicated. The NCAA announced several major rule changes last week regarding student-athletes pursuing NBA careers. Undrafted players who are invited to the NBA Combine will now be allowed to return to school, “elite” high school prospects are allowed to have official relationships with NCAA and USA Basketball-approved agents and the recruiting calendar is changing drastically. Read more...
Photo: The NCAA introduced several new rules for men’s basketball last week, allowing “elite” high school players to interact with approved agents and letting some undrafted players return to school. There was no update on punishments for the violations discovered in the FBI probe in February. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Football Angie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Josh Rosen made his NFL debut Saturday night. The former UCLA quarterback – drafted 10th overall by the Arizona Cardinals – took the field in the Cardinals’ preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers with about two minutes left in the first quarter. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen made his NFL debut Saturday night in the Arizona Cardinals’ preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers. (Daily Bruin file photo)
