The first two sets seemed to be a déjà vu of the 2025 NCAA championship final all over again. Despite the reigning national champions being poised to add another notch to their belt, the Bruins refused to let history repeat itself. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball lines up at the net to address the other team. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 1:50 p.m. A trap game is an overlooked match against a lesser opponent, often with a bigger match looming on the horizon. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Elektra Urbatsch prepares to throw the ball. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Very few teams can go nearly a year without a win. But in golf, when tournament fields often include eight or more programs and top-ranked teams dominate week after week, first-place finishes can be hard to come by. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Jenny Lee follows through after a swing. (Courtesy of Jesus Ramirez/UCLA Athletics)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 12:22 a.m. Bubblegum, bubblegum, in a dish. Five seconds, four, three, two – shoot. Miss. Wolverine guard Syla Swords ran to the perimeter in the bright, magenta shoes every player was wearing as part of Michigan’s Pink Game on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Kiki Rice launches the ball. Rice’s near-perfect free throw shooting off nine attempts contributed to her team-leading 20 points. (Zimo Li/Daily bruin senior staff)
The favorite, the underdog, the anti-hero and the villain. Expectations and perception shape archetypes. But what happens when the hype is so high that the best-case scenario is simply meeting expectations? Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Sienna Betts eyes the basket. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 11:57 p.m. They will give you a foul for crying foul about a foul. They will even give you a foul for crying foul about a not-foul. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin ventures onto the court to yell at a referee. Cronin was given a technical foul midway through the second half for yelling at an official. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball (22-1, 12-0 Big Ten) will face No. 8 Michigan (20-3, 11-1) in a showdown between the conference’s top-two teams Sunday. UCLA is on a 16-game win streak – the team has not lost since its Nov. Read more...
