Tuesday, June 9

Women’s volleyball maintains victory streak in New Mexico

The Bruins faced two opponents, and neither was able to steal a single set. No. 11 UCLA women’s volleyball (5-0) sustained its undefeated record in New Mexico, taking home wins over New Mexico State (3-3) and UNLV (3-4). Read more...

Photo: Senior pin hitter Reily Buechler tallied 11 kills against New Mexico State on Friday to lead UCLA to victory. The Bruins swept both the Aggies and the Rebels over the weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Athletics partners with Red Cross to aid Hurricane Harvey relief

UCLA Athletics and the Rose Bowl will partner with the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region to fundraise for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. At Sunday’s football season opener in Pasadena, California, fans in attendance will be able to donate to the Red Cross via text message to support Hurricane Harvey relief. Read more...

Photo: Fans at UCLA’s home opener against Texas A&M will be encouraged to donate to the American Red Cross throughout the game to help the Hurricane Harvey relief effort. (Creative Commons photo by Bobak Ha’Eri)


UCLA cross country adds men’s, women’s coaches, welcomes new director

​UCLA cross country recently went through some major changes, many of which come in the form of a newly minted coaching staff. Former coach Forest Braden was in charge of all 38 runners last year when he headed the cross country team, but in 2017 the team will be split between men and women with assistant coaches Devin Elizondo and Jennifer DeRego in charge of each team, respectively. Read more...

Photo: The newest members of UCLA cross country for 2017 will be two new coaches who will lead the men’s and women’s team alongside the new director, Avery Anderson. (UCLA Athletics)



Men’s soccer begins season with high-scoring win on the road

No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (1-0) opened up its season Friday night at the University of San Francisco, and the Bruin’s offense was on top from the first whistle to the last. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Brian Illoski scored his first two goals of the year in UCLA’s season opener Friday against the University of San Francisco. The Bruins took home a win in their first match with a final score of 5-3. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)



UCLA football hopes for turnaround after last season’s missteps

Many of the players from UCLA football’s dismal 4-8 run last season will return in 2017. So will most of the team’s biggest questions. Coach Jim Mora is still looking to solidify his starting offensive line, junior quarterback Josh Rosen is returning from a shoulder injury that knocked him out for the latter half of last season and the Bruins’ running back brigade is virtually unchanged from the group that finished near dead-last in yards on the ground per game in 2016. Read more...