April 12 marked Equal Pay Day, a day highlighting the fact that it takes women on average 16 months and 12 days to make the same amount as men do in a year. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team celebrates after winning first place at the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers. The team would go on to win gold, a feat the women are looking to repeat this summer. (Creative Commons photo by Rachel C. King via Flickr)
Your favorite Daily Bruin sports program is back! Join hosts Aubrey Yeo and Matt Joye as they cover the week in UCLA sports. From water polo to basketball, we have it all! Read more...
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UCLA had one of its best hitters at the plate with the go-ahead run at third base in the bottom of the eighth inning. Junior right fielder Kort Peterson had a chance to be the hero – just like he’d been when he blasted a walk-off home run against Texas on March 12. Read more...
Photo: Freshman closer Brian Gadsby shut out LMU in the top of the ninth inning to prevent more late-game drama. The Lions came back from a three-run deficit in the eighth inning to tie the game. (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)
Less than a year after unveiling the start of its One Goal initiative, UCLA Athletics announced a $5 million donation from the Annenberg Foundation that will go toward a new soccer-specific stadium at North Athletic Field. Read more...
Photo: Both soccer teams have used Drake Stadium as their home field for matches. The new soccer-specific venue at the location of the current North Athletic Field will become the new home for the programs. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA snatched the Pac-12 championship title behind six big balance beam scores. But the foundation for the team’s 49.575 – the sixth-highest score in program history – was laid by a single individual: Mikaela Gerber. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mikaela Gerber has led off for UCLA gymnastics on the balance beam all season, setting the tone for her teammates. Her calm demeanor right at the start has helped the Bruins to a 49.173 average score on the beam. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Thirty under 30 Women’s volleyball assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Friday when she was named to the association’s Thirty under 30 list. Read more...
Photo: After helping coach Michael Sealy and the UCLA women’s volleyball team make two consecutive playoff runs, assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Women’s volleyball Thirty under 30 list. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After dropping its third straight conference series, UCLA baseball, now No. 85 in RPI, is on the path to falling out of contention for an NCAA Tournament berth. Read more...
Photo: Eric Filia’s strong hitting has been a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing campaign for UCLA baseball. The redshirt senior leads the Bruins with a .352 batting average. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
