Monday, December 29


Q&A: UCLA gymnastics coach Janelle McDonald discusses new season lineups, team dynamics

As the 2026 season approaches, UCLA gymnastics coach Janelle McDonald sat down with members of the Daily Bruin gymnastics beat to discuss the state of the program and its goals for the year ahead. Read more...

Photo: Coach Janelle McDonald smiles and holds hands with junior Lauren Little. McDonald enters her fourth year as head honcho for the Bruins. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bulldogs best Bruins as UCLA men’s basketball falls to Gonzaga in 2nd ranked game

This post was updated Dec. 14 at 12:12 a.m. SEATTLE – Some teams are hammers, and some are nails. And in the history of UCLA vs. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin gestures on the court at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The Bruins’ defeat to the Bulldogs brings them to 7-3 for the 2025-26 campaign. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA men’s basketball prioritizes rebounding, physicality ahead of Gonzaga matchup

UCLA has yet to play a ranked team since a late-game collapse to then-No. 5 Arizona on Nov. 14. And in the squad’s 69-65 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats, the Bruins were outrebounded 35-28, prompting coach Mick Cronin to identify crashing the glass as a point of growth. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Steven Jamerson II jumps for a layup with Oregon center Nate Bittle defending him. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


Dizon’s Disposition: Bruin fanbase must break cycle of hope and hate, give time for football turnaround

The modern sports fan hive mind lacks a backbone. The spineless creature operates on pure emotion in place of a brain. When things are good, things are perfect – happiness is deserved, hope is everlasting and both the people and processes that made success happen in the first place could never do anything wrong. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football head coach Bob Chesney talks to the media Tuesday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


Former associate head coach Gof Boyoko to take the helm of UCLA women’s soccer

Former associate head coach Gof Boyoko will serve as the next head coach of UCLA women’s soccer, UCLA Athletics announced Friday. Boyoko – the program’s seventh head coach – was part of the coaching staff that led the Bruins to their second national championship in 2022, as well as Pac-12 and Big 10 titles in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Read more...

Photo: Incoming head coach Gof Boyoko speaks with UCLA women’s soccer. (Courtesy of Ross Turteltaub, UCLA Athletics)


Dully’s Drop: UCLA football is at its 4th-and-game. It must convert Chesney’s hiring to succeed

The Bruins have their guy. Bob Chesney won the eyes, ears and hearts of the UCLA faithful during his introductory press conference as the football program’s new head coach Tuesday morning. Read more...

Photo: New UCLA head football coach Bob Chesney addresses the Centennial Ballroom at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday for his introductory press conference. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)