This week, Daily Bruin Sports reporter Leonardo Villalobos discusses volleyball with the hosts, including the MPSF tournament, the team’s progress and ranking, the possibility of beating BYU, and lineup changes. Read more...
Sports
Baseball, Sports
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April 22, 11:56 pm
Baseball hopes to set a positive tone for the week by defeating Long Beach State’s Dirtbags
UCLA baseball coach John Savage noted the importance of Tuesday night games – in his words, they “set the tone” for the week. UCLA’s hard-fought win last Tuesday at UC Irvine certainly put them on a good track going into a weekend series win against Oregon, and tonight at home the Bruins will look to get off on the right foot once again against the Long Beach State Dirtbags. Read more...
Photo: Junior center fielder Brian Carroll and the rest of the baseball team use Tuesday night games, like tonight’s against Long Beach State, to set a successful tone for the upcoming weekend.
Sports, Women's Water Polo
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April 22, 11:52 pm
Women’s water polo moves on from USC loss, focuses on MPSF tournament
If UCLA women’s water polo learned anything from Friday’s 11-6 loss to USC, it’s that work needs to be done and that, luckily, the team has an appetite for improvement. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Natasha Schulman argues that her team needs to work on moving as a unit if it wants to be competitive against teams like USC and Cal, who will capitalize on small mistakes in unity.
Features, Sports, Track and Field
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April 22, 11:48 pm
Throwing the distance: Focus on training, technique leads to career success
There’s big, there’s huge and then there’s Wruck. Measuring 6 feet 6 inches and just a shade under 310 pounds, Julian Wruck is so much bigger than the rest of his competitors, standing out like a tank in a parking lot. Read more...
Photo: Between his analytical approach to technique and his dedication to training, redshirt junior discus thrower Julian Wruck’s record-shattering season is making waves in a sport often dominated by older athletes.
Football, Sports
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April 22, 11:42 pm
Football works with thin offensive line
Following Saturday’s spring practice, coach Jim Mora sounded more like a game show host than a football coach. Listing his ideas for fan contests at halftime of the upcoming Spring Game, his lofty expectations for attendance and even his plans for postgame festivities, Mora’s enthusiasm for UCLA football’s open house at the Rose Bowl, scheduled for this Saturday evening, appeared to be through the roof. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore tackle Torian White will be vying to keep his starting spot during fall camp.
Beach Volleyball, Sports
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April 22, 9:12 pm
Two UCLA pairs to compete in sand volleyball nationals
On Monday, the American Volleyball Coaches Association released the names of teams and pairs that will compete in Nationals, a group which includes two pair teams from UCLA sand volleyball. Read more...
Men's Tennis, Sports
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April 22, 12:22 am
Men’s tennis fires back in singles to win Pac-12 regular season title
The UCLA men’s tennis team entered singles play against No. 4 USC with a sense of urgency. Having just lost a tight doubles point, the No. 3 Bruins needed to win four of the next six singles matches to clinch a victory. Read more...
Photo: With the tennis team in need of four singles victories to beat USC, Dennis Novikov used strategic serving to clinch his win.