The Dodd brothers have long shared titles that reflect their close bond: brothers, teammates, best friends. And now, they share the title of Olympic medalist. UCLA men’s water polo’s redshirt junior Chase Dodd and freshman Ryder Dodd became the first pair of brothers to compete on the United States men’s water polo Olympic team since 1988. Read more...
Photo: (Joy Chen / Daily Bruin Staff)
The loudest concern surrounding UCLA’s move to the Big Ten was too much travel. Naysayers envisioned jet-lagged athletes stumbling off six-hour red-eye flights, only to be swallowed up by Midwest teams under ruthless weather conditions and deafening crowds. Read more...
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Conference matchplay continues for the Bruins as they etch another tally on the scoreboard. On Thursday night, No. 21 UCLA women’s soccer (7-2-1, 2-0-0 Big Ten) continued to kick off its inaugural matches in the Big Ten with a 1-0 win against Indiana (5-2-1, 0-2-0) at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Read more...
Photo: Junior midfielder Sofia Cook winds up to kick the ball with a defender at her back. Cook earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors last season. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
It is hard to define the Bruins’ start to life in the Big Ten. UCLA men’s soccer (3-2-2, 1-1-0 Big Ten) has overcome three ranked opponents and tied then-No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Ryan Jorden talks to his players before a game. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
UCLA football (1-1, 0-1 Big Ten) is entering its second nonconference matchup of the season, heading south to take on No. 16 LSU (2-1, 1-0 SEC) on Saturday. Read more...
With an unblemished record in tow, the Bruins will head north to continue their tournament run. No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (6-0) will face No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior attacker Chase Dodd raises his arm to shoot the ball. Dodd scored two goals in the team’s win over No. 9 UC Irvine last weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Coach DeShaun Foster said the Bruins’ pitfall wasn’t coaching, play calling or effort in Saturday’s loss to Indiana – it was execution. But if the team finds a way to execute anytime soon, it’ll have to come against some of the best teams in the country. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA football stand on the field at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins will meet the Tigers on Saturday for their second nonconference matchup of the season. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
