Tuesday, May 19

Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Texas A&M

The No. 16-ranked UCLA football team kicks off its 2016 season with a road game against Texas A&M on Saturday. The game marks the first time that the Bruins have played a team from the Southeastern Conference since Jim Mora took over as coach in 2012. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore running back Soso Jamabo and the No. 16 UCLA football team kick off the 2016 season in College Station, Texas. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)


Women’s soccer defeats defending NCAA champ Penn State in overtime win

The UCLA women’s soccer team came out cold Friday night. It made sense why it would. The Bruins were fresh off a heartbreaking overtime loss against Florida and the players had just watched their male counterparts lose on an 88th minute wonderstrike. Read more...

Photo: Freshman midfielder Jessie Fleming scored her third goal in two games, this time a golden goal in the 99th minute to give UCLA a 1-0 win over defending NCAA champion Penn State. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


Late goal takes down UCLA men’s soccer in 1-0 loss to Duke

It was a tale of two goalkeepers for 87 minutes of UCLA men’s soccer’s second-straight game against an unruly, unranked opponent. A stretch of 12 seconds in the final minutes, though, spelled doom for the No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Juan Cervantes made several acrobatic saves against Duke, but the Blue Devils managed to score the game-winning goal in the final minutes of regulation. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA men’s soccer takes down Cal State Fullerton in 1-0 overtime win

The No. 16 UCLA men’s soccer team made a splash into the win column in a big way. In the 95th minute, redshirt junior midfielder Brian Iloski hit the game-winning penalty kick to defeat Cal State Fullerton (0-0-2) 1-0. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior midfielder Brian Iloski hit the game-winning penalty kick to defeat Cal State Fullerton 1-0 in overtime on Monday night to advance the Bruins to a 1-0-1 record. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Claire-ification: Hope Solo’s comments not grounds for dismissal

The Olympics officially ended last Sunday, but the scandalous storylines that surfaced during the three-week-long Games are far from over. The U.S. Soccer Federation terminated Hope Solo’s contract Wednesday after comments the famed goalie made following the U.S.’s shockingly early quarterfinal exit. Read more...

Photo: Former US Women’s National team goalie Hope Solo has been under fire for her comments after losing to Sweden in the quarterfinals. (Creative Common by Anders Henrikson via Flickr)


UCLA prepares to face Texas A&M in rare SEC matchup

The UCLA football team is venturing into uncharted waters. Since Jim Mora took over as coach before the 2012 season, the Bruins haven’t faced an opponent from the vaunted Southeastern Conference – widely regarded as the most competitive conference in college football. Read more...

Photo: Quarterback Josh Rosen enters his sophomore season in a completely new situation. For the first time in his career, he will face off against an SEC school in Texas A&M. (Daily Bruin file photo)