Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s basketball rankings The No. 14 UCLA women’s basketball team rose a spot in the AP Top 25 this week, but the team also made an appearance on an even more important list. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball was ranked No. 10 by an NCAA committee, putting the Bruins in prime position to get one of the top seeds of the national tournament in March – for now. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
I don’t like National Signing Day. It’s an annual exaltation of overhyped high school kids on a nationally televised display of overinflated egos. Nonetheless, the drama captivates me every year, as I ultimately join the refresh-Twitter-every-minute obsession that sweeps the nation. Read more...
Photo: Freshman running back Soso Jamabo was one of UCLA football’s major gets last National Signing Day. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA gymnastics team will travel north to face Cal on Monday night. But for redshirt senior Sadiqua Bynum, a Berkeley native, it will be more like a home meet. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Christine Peng-Peng Lee has been limited to the beam this season after suffering a hand injury that limited her ability to perform on other apparatus. Lee will hope to compete on the vault Monday against Cal. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Two years ago, when sophomore guard Jordin Canada was still at Windward High School, the UCLA women’s basketball team still functioned. It was largely a different group of players – only three remain on the team today. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Nirra Fields was back in familiar territory Sunday, tasked with leading UCLA’s offensive production as her backcourt teammate Jordin Canada sat out with an injury. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Heavy rain may have cancelled Sunday’s matches, but it’s going to take a lot more to cool down the UCLA men’s tennis team. In a highly anticipated matchup, No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald fought back after losing his first set, eventually winning his match 2-6, 6-4. 6-2. Saturday was McDonald’s first competition since December, when he injured his wrist. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
The Southeastern Conference – consistently one of the strongest conferences in collegiate track and field – lived up to its reputation at the Razorback Invitational this weekend. Read more...
Photo: Senior thrower Nicholas Scarvelis tallied 10 of the Bruins’ 41.5 points at the Razorback Invitational, capturing first place in shot put. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Steve Alford walked into the UCLA men’s basketball locker room following his team’s 83-50 blowout of Washington State and wrote a simple sentence on the whiteboard. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward/center Tony Parker didn’t start Saturday’s game for UCLA men’s basketball. Parker scored 11 points and the Bruins won by 33 over the Washington State Cougars. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
