Tuesday, May 19

UCLA football shifts mindset to beating Arizona after Stanford loss

Chances are most UCLA football fans are still hung up over the last-minute, heartbreaking loss to Stanford last week. But the team had already moved on, days ago. Read more...

Photo: Senior linebacker Jayon Brown (left) was a quarterback spy against BYU, registering nine tackles and a sack two weeks ago, and he could fill a similar role against Arizona’s dual-threat QB Brandon Dawkins. (Mackenzie Posse/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s volleyball to face top-25 teams after tough losses

The UCLA women’s volleyball team started the season 7-0 – its best start in a decade. The 2006 team went on to win its next 13 games, but this year’s team has gone a mediocre 3-2 since the end of its early hot streak. Read more...

Photo: Kylie Miller has stepped right into her role as a starter since UCLA women’s volleyball started running a two-setter rotation. The freshman has 56 assists since the Bruins have run the new system, as compared to redshirt junior Ryann Chandler’s 62. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Arizona

UCLA football (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) will play Arizona (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) on Saturday night. Last year, the Bruins dominated the game 56-30, the first big road win of then-freshman quarterback Josh Rosen’s career and their fourth in a row. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen showed improvement in last week’s loss to Stanford and now he takes on an Arizona defense against which he threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns last season.(Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


Q&A: Daily Wildcat writer discusses Arizona football’s current position

To get some inside information on the Arizona football team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The Daily Wildcat – Arizona’s school newspaper – and asked a few questions about the Wildcats before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Both the Bruins and the Wildcats are unranked and sit with identical records of 2-2. In terms of offense, however, Arizona has outscored UCLA 122 to 96 this season, but UCLA won the matchup last year in a 56-30 shootout. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA struggles to find starting running back, lacks solid run plays

The Big Three no more. Through its first four games, UCLA (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) regularly rotated between a trio of running backs – junior Nate Starks and sophomores Bolu Olorunfunmi and Soso Jamabo. Read more...

Photo: After splitting time with two of his teammates, sophomore Bolu Olorunfunmi will compete with them for the starting spot. The running back is the only one to have played in all four games.(Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)


UCLA men’s soccer to start Pac-12 season against Washington

Pac-12 season is officially here for the men’s soccer team. No. 13 UCLA (4-2-1) will stay in Westwood this weekend to face No. 16 Washington (6-2) Thursday evening and Oregon State (4-3-1) Sunday afternoon, after falling to Cal Poly on the road 1-0 nearly a week ago. Read more...

Photo: Team captain defender Michael Amick has been integral to the Bruins’ success this season. The senior has yet to miss a single minute of action. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Men’s water polo rides wave of victories with goalie Aleksandar Ruzic

As the fading summer sun shines brightly upon the pools of the Spieker Aquatics Center, the familiar whistles and shrills of water polo return to Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Junior goalie Aleksandar Ruzic stepped up while Garrett Danner was out. In the closest game of the year for the No. 1 Bruins, Ruzic recorded a career-high 17 saves to help prevent a major early-season upset against Long Beach State. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)