Tuesday, July 28

Five UCLA gymnasts earn All-Pac-12 honors

Five UCLA gymnasts earned spots on the All-Pac-12 team UCLA Athletics announced Tuesday. The conference-champion Bruins garnered first-team nods in three events, with senior Sadiqua Bynum receiving first-team honors in both vault and floor exercise. Read more...

Photo: (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)



Women’s basketball handles USF in second round, advances to the Sweet 16

Five seconds remained in the second round matchup between UCLA and South Florida as sophomore guard Jordin Canada stepped up to the free throw line, her team leading by three points. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jordin Canada exploded in the second half of Monday night’s win over South Florida. UCLA women’s basketball advanced to the Sweet 16 with the victory. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Freshman Kyle Molnar’s slider develops into strikeout pitch

Kyle Molnar seems to be growing with each subsequent start. In his first start of the season – on Feb. 21 against North Carolina – the freshman appeared to only have one go-to pitch: the change-up. Read more...

Photo: Freshman pitcher Kyle Molnar won his second straight start Sunday, dealing 11 strikeouts in 7 innings. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Steve Alford announces restructured contract set to end in 2020

Despite recent uproar calling for the firing of Steve Alford, it appears the UCLA men’s basketball coach will return for a fourth season in Westwood. In an email message addressed to “UCLA Family, Friends, Alumni and Supporters” sent Sunday evening, Alford wrote that he decided to restructure his own contract, removing a one-year extension that he received after his first season in 2014. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford and the Bruins finished the 2015-2016 season in 10th place in the Pac-12, falling in the first round of the conference tournament. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


UCLA gymnastics wins Pac-12 championship

Halfway through the Pac-12 championships Saturday, .175 separated No. 9 UCLA gymnastics from a three-way scrum for second place between No. 5 Utah, No. 11 California and No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Danusia Francis captured the conference title on balance beam at Saturday’s Pac-12 championships. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball defeats Washington State on walk-off single

If there’s one thing that’s clear about UCLA baseball through 17 games, it’s this: The Bruins are at their best in close games. “I like the tight games,” said coach John Savage earlier this season. Read more...

Photo: Junior left fielder Brett Stephens broke a 0-for-6 streak with his walk-off single in the 12th inning on Saturday against Washington State. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)