Tuesday, June 16

Swim and dive standouts plunge into freshman season backed by team

Twenty-six. That’s the number of times freshman swimmers Caroline McTaggart and Emma Schanz have placed in the top three at UCLA swimming and diving’s five meets in the 2015-16 season. Read more...

Photo: Freshman swimmers Caroline McTaggart and Emma Schanz have collected double digit first- and second-place finishes in the UCLA swimming and diving team’s opening meets this season. (Courtesy of Richard Quinton)


Women’s tennis player Catherine Harrison looks to maintain top seed

Many collegiate tennis players on the quarter system lament the multiple tournaments and months of practice they lose due to their schools’ late openings. Not Catherine Harrison. Read more...

Photo: Senior women’s tennis player Catherine Harrison has been working on her serving this fall, adding extra spin to prepare for the toughest players in the country. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s volleyball set to meet Oregon with retooled formation

The women’s volleyball team entered its first match against Oregon this season with a fully healthy roster, but left with its starting setter sidelined. Now, as UCLA approaches the teams’ second matchup, its lineup has been retooled. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Kyra Rogers has been an outside hitter for the UCLA women’s volleyball team after playing as a middle blocker for all four years of high school. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis prepares for season with trio of tournaments

Knoxville 2015 Challenger Junior Mackie McDonald traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee this week to play in the Knoxville 2015 Challenger, receiving a wild card into the main singles draw. Read more...

Photo: Junior men’s tennis player Mackie McDonald lost in the first round of the Knoxville 2015 Challenger Wednesday morning. The event was his third Challenger of the fall season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


The Rundown – Nov. 10

Rejected repeat After playing the hero for the New Orleans Saints last week, former Bruin kicker Kai Forbath had another chance on Sunday. With his team tied 28-28 against the Tennessee Titans with a minute to play, Forbath lined up for a 46-yarder. Read more...

Photo: Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks, the Butkus Award winner in his senior season at UCLA, was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Claire-ification: Missouri boycott represents path Ed O’Bannon should have taken

One of the most historic moments of UCLA men’s basketball never happened. It was 1995, and the No. 1 Bruins were headed into familiar territory: The NCAA Tournament. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon, who has led the charge in favor of compensating student-athletes, played on the 1995 national championship team that considered boycotting the NCAA Tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Q&A: Former UCLA standout Cobi Jones talks Bruin soccer, broadcasting

Cobi Jones is a former UCLA midfielder who played for the men’s soccer team from 1988 to 1991. Initially a walk-on, Jones led the team to a national championship in 1990 and went on to play for the L.A. Read more...

Photo: Now a commentator for Fox Sports and the Pac-12 Network, Cobi Jones walked on to the UCLA men’s soccer team in 1988 and developed into a team leader for the 1990 national championship team. (Pac-12 Network)