Monday, May 18


Kris Wilkes’ commitment vaults 2017 UCLA basketball class to top spot

Five-star forward Kris Wilkes committed to UCLA basketball Sunday morning, giving the Bruins the top 2017 class in Scout.com’s updated rankings. The 6-foot-8-inch small forward out of North Central High School, Indianapolis, will join fellow five-star point guard Jaylen Hands, four-stars Jalen Hill and Cody Riley and three-star LiAngelo Ball in Pauley next season as UCLA looks to build upon a new, young contingent of players. Read more...


Bruin quarterback Mike Fafaul earns first win, defeats Beavers 38-24

Never mind Mike Fafaul’s unremarkable stat line – 25 of 47 for 281 yards and an interception. That didn’t stop Jim Mora from giving the redshirt senior quarterback just the second game ball the coach has awarded in his five years at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior quarterback Mike Fafaul received the game ball Saturday night from coach Jim Mora, marking just the second time Mora has handed out a game ball in his time at UCLA. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s volleyball knocks down Stanford in five-set match

STANFORD, Calif. – The hometown Stanford crowd erupted, certain that Inky Ajanaku had come up with the go-ahead kill in the fifth set. But senior libero Taylor Formico got the ball up, and a few contacts later Reily Buechler would hit the ball down to put UCLA women’s volleyball ahead 12-11. Read more...

Photo: Reily Buechler’s team-high .394 hitting percentage carried UCLA to its second win over Stanford this season. The junior pin hitter came up with kills to score three of the Bruins’ final four points. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)


NCAA record run ends as men’s water polo falls 8-7 to USC

Number one of the win streak started with a 10-5 win over crosstown rival USC back in November 2014. A much different number one came today, at the hands of the same program. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s NCAA-record 57-game win streak started against USC nearly two years ago, and ended against USC earlier today. The two teams could potentially see each other again next weekend at the conference championships at Spieker Aquatics Center. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


UCLA football leads Oregon State 24-14 at halftime

UCLA built a 24-14 lead in the first half of Saturday night’s home game against Oregon State, thanks to three unanswered first-quarter touchdowns. Rushing scores from sophomore Bolu Olorunfunmi and freshman Jalen Starks and a special teams touchdown on a blocked punt helped UCLA recover from an early 7-0 deficit to build a 21-7 lead. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman receiver Jordan Lasley returned a blocked punt for a touchdown to help UCLA build a lead in the first half of Saturday night’s game against Oregon State. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Lonzo Ball steals the show as UCLA defeats Pacific 119-80

If somehow you still haven’t heard about Lonzo Ball before tonight, well now you have. The freshman guard made quite an entrance to the college basketball stage with an emphatic finish on an alley-oop that got Pauley Pavilion in a frenzy and SportsCenter watching. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball spent more time on the court in UCLA’s regular-season debut than any other Bruin except for fellow freshman TJ Leaf. He recorded 19 points and 11 assists, one of the team’s two double-doubles. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)