When UCLA men’s basketball takes to the court Friday, the blue and gold team in Pauley Pavilion will have a new look. Gone are former freshman phenom Kevon Looney and vital veteran Norman Powell. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Tony Parker is one of the Bruins’ key veteran returners, joining junior guard Bryce Alford to the hardwood for UCLA this season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
In the 45 total NCAA water polo championships that have been played, California, Stanford, USC or UCLA have vied for the trophy every year. The four powerhouse schools have combined for 41 national titles. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Ryder Roberts said that the University of the Pacific – UCLA’s opponent this weekend – is especially dangerous when teams let their guards down even a little bit. Roberts is one of the Bruins’ top scorers. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Over the course of the past year, the UCLA women’s basketball team has seen a stream of victories come its way. First, the Bruins won the Women’s National Invitation Tournament title, then, over the summer, a pair of players won gold medals at the international level. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jordin Canada returns to Pauley after winning a gold medal for the U.S. at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea
The cross country team will run in its most important race so far this season on Friday, as it competes in the Pac-12 Cross Country Championship in Colfax, Washington. Read more...
Photo: Senior runner Lane Werley (middle) has a chance to compete for a top-three individual finish at Friday’s Pac-12 championship, said Bruin coach Forest Braden in a UCLA Athletics press release. Werley only finished 48th at last year’s conference meet but his 25:01 time was off his season-best by over a minute. (UCLA Athletics)
A crucial cross-country road trip awaits the men’s soccer team. No. 25 UCLA (7-7-1, 3-3-1 Pac-12) will visit No. 6 Akron (12-2-2, 3-0-1 Mid-American Conference) in the Bruins’ last nonconference matchup Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Seyi Adekoya is tied for the team with freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez for the lead in goals this season, with nine. A second-team All-Pac-12 selection last year as a freshman, Adekoya has started nine of the Bruins’ 15 games. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Daily Bruin Sports returns with the fifth week of its podcast, The Huddle. With a pair of the editors missing, the other two sit down and talk, in their somewhat expert opinion, about the championship hopes and dreams of UCLA’s fall sports. Read more...
Photo: Angela Cosme|Daily Bruin
It was a century ago when the Pacific Coast Conference came into existence. The name has changed, schools have come and gone, but one thing remained constant for the long history of the league: Administrative decisions went largely without the input of the hundreds of thousands of student-athletes who have competed in the conference. Read more...
Photo: Junior water polo player Patrick Woepse and sophomore golfer Aliea Clark are two of the first Pac-12 student-athlete representatives on the conference’s official governing council. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
