Sunday, June 21

Closer David Berg’s career outing lifts UCLA to win over Washington

UCLA senior closer David Berg toed the rubber as the baserunners on first and second took their leads. Berg was in his second inning of work, but this was his most tense situation yet. Read more...

Photo: Senior closer David Berg carried the Bruins through the extra innings Sunday, pitching six scoreless relief innings before UCLA won in the 13th. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)


UCLA announcer Chris Roberts to leave storied legacy behind the mic

Chris Roberts is in an unusual place. After 23 years behind the mic, the longtime UCLA football and men’s basketball radio play-by-play man stands front and center at half-court preparing to address the Pauley Pavilion crowd. Read more...

Photo: Chris Roberts’ 23-year career as a play-by-play announcer for UCLA football and men’s basketball was celebrated during a half-time ceremony in the UCLA’s regular season closer against USC. Roberts, known as the “Voice” of UCLA will retire at the conclusion of this year’s men’s basketball season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



No. 1 UCLA women’s water polo spreads the wealth in 17-3 win over CSUB

It took the Bruins almost seven minutes after the start of Saturday’s game before they got one shot to go. With 1:17 to play in the first quarter, senior attacker Emily Donohoe sent a shot soaring into the top-right corner of the net, tying the game at 1-1. Read more...

Photo: Freshman attacker Nicole Reynolds was one of 10 different Bruins to score in UCLA’s 17-3 rout of Cal State Bakersfield Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Men’s tennis finds promise in 4-1 loss to USC

It always hurts to lose to a rival. But for the UCLA men’s tennis team, Saturday’s 4-1 road loss to No. 5 USC provided signs of encouragement. Read more...

Photo: In UCLA’s 4-1 loss to USC, senior co-captain Dennis Mkrtchian was the lone Bruin winner in a 6-4, 6-3 loss upset over the Trojans’ 20th nationally ranked Roberto Quiroz. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Q&A: Statistics analyst talks prestige bias in March Madness

The story of Scotland Leman’s March Madness study begins in a Blacksburg, Va., bar. That’s where the Virginia Tech statistics professor and a few colleagues went to watch then-coach Seth Greenberg’s press conference shortly after the Hokies (22-12, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference in 2010) had been snubbed of an at-large NCAA tournament bid. Read more...

Photo: (Virginia Tech)