Monday, June 15

Men’s volleyball begins opening East Coast road trip at George Mason

Collegiate men’s volleyball has always been a West Coast sport and, in many ways, it certainly remains so, but there’s a change emerging within the sport. Read more...

Photo: Freshman libero Davis Gillett’s seven digs led UCLA men’s volleyball in its exhibition win over British Columbia Sunday. The Bruins open a three-game East Coast road trip Tuesday afternoon. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


The Rundown: Jan. 5

UCLA football is well-represented on the rosters of the 12 NFL playoff teams, with 12 former players on active rosters and another three on the injured reserve lists for their squads. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA defensive end Datone Jones left Green Bay’s Week 17 game with a neck injury, so his status for Sunday’s playoff game is unknown. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Five departing Bruins prepare for the 2016 NFL draft

Three UCLA players declared for the 2016 NFL draft last week following the Bruins’ loss in the Foster Farms Bowl on Dec. 26. Redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins, junior offensive lineman Caleb Benenoch and junior defensive lineman Kenny Clark all announced their plans to go pro on Twitter. Read more...


Men’s volleyball overwhelms exhibition foe with offensive onslaught

It was a relaxed opening night at Pauley Pavilion, as UCLA men’s volleyball opened the year with a dominant exhibition sweep of British Columbia. But if the team’s performance is any indication, the Bruins will have a serious offensive attack in 2016. Read more...

Photo: Junior outside hitter Mitch Stahl had a team-leading 11 kills in UCLA’s exhibition match win over British Columbia. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s basketball adapts in strong second half to sink Ducks 80-69

Nirra Fields decided that her team was going to beat Oregon. During the No. 21 Bruins’ (10-3, 2-0) 80-69 victory over the previously unbeaten Ducks (11-1, 0-1) on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion, many players contributed to the win, but the senior guard did not just contribute to the victory. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Nirra Fields had 31 points in the UCLA women’s basketball win over Oregon. The Bruins handed the Ducks their first loss of the 2015-2016 season. (Jessica Hu/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s basketball outhustled, outplayed in Washington weekend

PULLMAN, Wash. — With 43 seconds to go, coach Steve Alford put his right palm completely over his face, as if to shield himself from the jarring reality at hand. Read more...

Photo: UCLA coach Steve Alford experienced the low point of a month-long emotional roller coaster Sunday, witnessing his team fall to Washington State after upsetting Kentucky in December. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA loses second straight Pac-12 matchup to Washington State 85-78

PULLMAN, Wash. – This isn’t the same UCLA men’s basketball team that toppled then-No. 1 Kentucky and then-No. 20 Gonzaga. That team might have been left back in 2015. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Isaac Hamilton led all scorers Sunday with 27 points. Hamilton shot 12-for-22 from the field, but his offensive production wasn’t enough to inspire the Bruins, who dropped their second road game in a row. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)