This post was updated May 29 at 11:06 p.m. The Bruins captured the No. 1 class of 2022 recruit – sophomore center Lauren Betts – in last year’s offseason. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Janiah Barker prepares to block an offensive play. Barker announced her transfer to UCLA earlier this week. (Courtesy of Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:58 p.m. Gabriela Jaquez was doing homework when she got a call on Mother’s Day. UCLA women’s basketball director of operations Pam Walker had an offer – the chance to add another Division I sport to the sophomore forward’s resume. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball’s Gabriela Jaquez claps. The sophomore forward joined the UCLA softball team as a pinch runner for the NCAA tournament. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 28 at 5:49 p.m. The NCAA has long required prospective Division I and II student-athletes to receive amateurism certification – documentation confirming their status as amateurs, prohibiting payment for performance. Read more...
Photo: J.D. Morgan Center, home of UCLA Athletics, is pictured. The NCAA and its Power 5 conferences reached a multibillion-dollar settlement Thursday that will allow schools to directly pay athletes. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 27 at 10:50 p.m. Savannah Pola looked lost two months into the season. Honored among the Pac-12’s best for her first two years in Westwood, the junior utility’s performance in her third campaign had not matched her previous output. Read more...
Photo: Savannah Pola jogs across the field. The junior utility recorded two walk-off hits in regional and super regional play. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s basketball legend Bill Walton died of cancer Monday at age 71, the NBA announced. “We are stunned and saddened about the news of Bill Walton’s passing,” said UCLA Athletics director Martin Jarmond in a statement. Read more...
Photo: Bill Walton spreads his arms while wearing 2020 glasses. The UCLA men’s basketball legend died Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Taylor Tinsley grew up less than an hour’s drive from the University of Georgia. Despite Tinsley being a self-proclaimed Georgia Tech fan growing up, the rivalry between the two schools did not stop her from pursuing opportunities with the rival. Read more...
Photo: Taylor Tinsley winds up to throw a pitch. The sophomore threw seven innings of one-run ball in the second game of the Los Angeles super regional. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
Across the 2024 dual-match season, UCLA women’s tennis endured a series of highs and lows. From early-season adversity to top-ranked wins to a conference title, the Bruins took a journey of triumph and tragedy. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s tennis stands on the courts at Marks Stadium. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
