Wednesday, May 20

UCLA reacts to new Under Armour apparel agreement

The reactions to UCLA’s explosive $280 million Under Armour announcement Tuesday have been loud on social media, but one critical voice in particular has gone viral. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero (left) and Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank posed after announcing their new $280 million apparel deal at a Tuesday afternoon press conference in Pauley Pavilion. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA softball looks to carry long ball into NCAA super regional

The Bruins scored 14 of their 15 runs via the long ball last weekend. No. 12 UCLA softball – which finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in the NCAA – carried its offensive momentum into regional play by outscoring Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton 15-6 over the course of a three-game sweep. Read more...

Photo: Six Bruins hit a combined eight home runs while sweeping Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton this weekend. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


UCLA pole vaulter Greta Wagner leaps toward NCAA regionals

Not many success stories start with hesitation. The characteristic audacity that defines collegiate and professional athletes is no doubt built with hours of training, but there are nearly always seeds of boldness at the inception of promising careers. Read more...

Photo: Greta Wagner is already ninth on the UCLA women’s pole vault all-time top-10 list after her first collegiate season. (Efren Pinon/Daily Bruin)


Women’s golf finishes first in stroke-play, moves to match-play at NCAAs

The fourth and final round of stroke-play at the NCAA women’s golf championship came to a close at the Eugene Country Club with No. 3 UCLA women’s golf at the top of the leaderboard. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Lilia Vu, the No. 6-ranked golfer in the nation, finished stroke-play with her best day on the links. Vu shot her tournament-best 67, five under par, to lead the Bruins and finish in sixth place. (UCLA Athletics)


Men’s tennis proves resilience, growth with comeback season

TULSA, Okla. — All eyes were on UCLA men’s tennis to see if it would have a comeback year after a historically disappointing season. And come back they did. Read more...

Photo: No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis finished the season 25-3 after a loss to Oklahoma in the NCAA quarterfinals, but the Bruins accomplished several historic milestones. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Baseball drops final home series of season to Arizona State

The seniors were honored before Sunday’s game and the kids who ran the bases afterward might beg to differ, but for most in attendance, UCLA baseball’s final home series of the season was nothing special. Read more...

Photo: Junior starter Grant Dyer pitched a complete game Saturday to break up two steep losses to Arizona State (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)