Two-star fullback Jalen Starks committed to UCLA football Thursday night after receiving an offer earlier in the day, Bruin Report Online initially reported. The 6-foot-1, 240-pound junior rushed for 897 yards during the past season at Crespi Carmelite High School, averaging 6.5 yards per carry and scoring 11 touchdowns. Read more...
Football, Sports
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May 28, 8:57 pm
Two-star running back Jalen Starks commits to UCLA football
Men's Tennis, Sports
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May 28, 2:51 am
Men’s tennis coach Billy Martin named to UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
Men’s tennis coach Billy Martin was one of eight Bruins elected to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on Wednesday. The 58-year-old Martin, who reached as high as No. Read more...
Photo: (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Softball, Sports
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May 28, 2:01 am
Women’s College World Series to test depth of UCLA’s pitching staff
The gauntlet begins Thursday. Six wins in six days – all against teams ranked in the top eight in the country. That’s what’s needed to emerge from the Women’s College World Series with a national championship trophy. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda enters the Women’s College World Series after pitching 31 of UCLA’s 32 innings so far this postseason. Over those 31 innings, Carda has posted a 5-0 record with a 2.21 ERA. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Sports, Track and Field
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May 28, 1:47 am
Veteran track and field athletes lead the way to NCAA West Regional
The field of competitors in Division I outdoor track and field has dwindled from thousands to the top 96 for each individual event. Of those 96 top athletes in each individual event, the top 48 in the East will compete in the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Fla., starting Thursday, while the top 48 in the West will travel to Austin, Texas, to compete in the NCAA West Regional. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior thrower Alec Faldermeyer said he feels a bit of pressure entering the NCAA Regional because he’s never failed to qualify for the NCAA championship meet. For Faldermeyer to qualify for nationals for the fourth straight year, he must finish in the top 12 in the country at regionals. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sports
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May 28, 1:28 am
Q&A: ‘Shark Tank’ propels former UCLA tennis player’s company to success
After one season on the UCLA men’s tennis team from 1998 to 1999, Zack Fleishman decided to turn professional. He ended up playing 10 years on the professional circuit before a mountain biking accident forced him to retire from the sport. Read more...
Photo: Once a freshman on the UCLA men’s tennis team, Zack Fleishman turned professional before an injury led him to join the start-up Shark Wheel, which was just recently featured on the show Shark Tank two weeks ago. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Football, Sports
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May 27, 3:17 pm
Junior defensive back Jalen Ortiz to transfer from UCLA
Junior defensive back Jalen Ortiz said via his Twitter account that he is transferring out of UCLA. The former three-star defensive back prospect has two years of collegiate playing eligibility remaining. Read more...
Baseball, Sports
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May 27, 12:47 pm
UCLA baseball earns two awards, six first-team All-Pac-12 honors
UCLA baseball reeled in two awards and six first-team all-conference honors Wednesday morning, when the Pac-12 announced its all-conference baseball awards. The Bruins’ senior closer, David Berg, was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, and coach John Savage was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Savage won the Pac-12 Coach of the Year award for the first time in his 11 years as the Bruins’ coach. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)