National rankings change every week. But the Bruins found themselves at the top of the totem pole for 13 of the 18 polls released this season. Read more...
Photo: Juniors center Lauren Betts and guard Kiki Rice hold each other by the shoulders and jump in excitement following their Big Ten tournament win. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
The timer on the Bruins’ 2024-2025 season is ticking. And in a month that often teems with upsets, one can never guess how the bracket will shake out. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball’s starting lineup sit on the bench before being introduced onto the court for the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. The Bruins were announced as a No. 7 seed in the Midwest region during Sunday’s Selection Show. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Amid yet another year of starkly different trajectories for No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball and No. 7 seed UCLA men’s basketball, one thing stood out – both squads share a susceptibility to specific pressure points. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball’s sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. and UCLA women’s basketball junior center Lauren Betts are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Katie Azuma/Daily Bruin)
Mick Cronin walked into the press room Friday seething with visible humiliation and rage. The coach had marinated in UCLA men’s basketball’s 86-70 defeat in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals for more than half an hour already. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin yells toward the bench during the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals, in which the team ultimately fell to Wisconsin 86-70. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball’s sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. and UCLA women’s basketball junior center Lauren Betts are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Katie Azuma/Daily Bruin)
MLB Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver once said, “The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals and three-run homers.” UCLA baseball (15-4, 4-1 Big Ten) embodied the philosophy Saturday at Jackie Robinson Stadium when redshirt senior right fielder AJ Salgado slugged a pair of three-run long balls to score six of its 11 runs while the pitching staff limited Nebraska (7-10, 1-4) to three. Read more...
Photo: AJ Salgado swings at a pitch at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The redshirt senior right fielder slugged a pair of three-run bombs in UCLA baseball’s 11-3 win over Nebraska on Saturday. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
Inconsistency on vault has been a recurring theme for the Bruins this season, and leaving freshmen to fill half of the lineup leaves UCLA battling against inexperience. That struggle made a reappearance in a pivotal moment against Utah, as the team recorded its lowest score on vault since Feb. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA gymnastics chalk up before swinging on bars. Despite its loss to Utah on Saturday, UCLA posted its tenth consecutive 197.000 or higher score this season. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
