Thursday, May 21

Bruins aim for personal bests at NCAA track and field championships

The UCLA track and field team has traveled the nation for the winter indoor season. The Bruins toured Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Washington and Indiana, but no trip is more important than the one 10 athletes will make this weekend to Alabama. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Steele Wasik surprised multi-event coach Jack Hoyt when he added 184 points to his personal best in the heptathlon two weeks ago. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Mackie McDonald to compete in ATP Tour, leaving UCLA team against BYU

For the past three years, junior Mackie McDonald has been atop the UCLA men’s tennis lineup. As a two-time singles All-American with a career singles record of 69-15, McDonald is arguably the country’s top collegiate tennis player. Read more...

Photo: Junior Gage Brymer and the Bruins will be without their top player, Mackie McDonald, when they take on BYU on Thursday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins’ subpar season ends with third loss to Trojans

LAS VEGAS — There was nothing but silence in the UCLA locker room. Eventually, there was a voice. But it only came from the player speaking to the media. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore center Thomas Welsh started Wednesday and produced 12 points and six rebounds, but UCLA was knocked out of the Pac-12 tournament with a 95-71 blowout at the hands of USC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA baseball sets school record for hit batters

The Bruins won’t be quick to advertise it, but they set a school record Tuesday. No. 19 UCLA baseball (6-6) hit nine batters, tied for the third-most in a single game in NCAA history, in a 20-12 loss at Cal State Northridge (10-3) that left the Bruins winless in their first three midweek matchups. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior left-hander Hunter Virant started Tuesday’s game against Cal State Northridge allowing six earned runs in 3.2 innings. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball team opens Pac-12 tournament facing USC

There’s a lot to be said about UCLA men’s basketball’s record as the Bruins open Pac-12 tournament play Wednesday in Las Vegas. UCLA strung together four losses in a row to close out the season and finished conference play below .500 for the first time in coach Steve Alford’s tenure with the Bruins. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford and the rest of UCLA men’s basketball are looking forward to starting the Pac-12 tournament with a clean slate. (Hannah Ye/Assistant photo editor)