With the first snap of UCLA football’s 2023 season rapidly approaching, Daily Bruin Sports will be previewing each of the Bruins’ position groups before game day. Read more...
Photo: Senior wide receiver Logan Loya runs out of the end zone with the ball during practice. Loya assumed punt returning duties last season and is expected to continue in that role in 2023. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Aug. 19 at 10:19 a.m. Rosemary Varney’s oars made waves far beyond Westwood last month. Adding a Bruin touch to the international rowing scene, UCLA rowing’s rising senior port propelled her way to the World Rowing U23 Championships in Bulgaria in mid-July. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA eight-boat slides across the water. Rising senior port Rosemary Varney, a member of the crew, was called up to the U.S. U23 National Team, competing in the World Championships in Bulgaria. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Aug. 21 at 7:13 p.m. You heard it from the man himself. Or maybe you didn’t. “I do want to say that, but I don’t want to jinx it – so yes, it is,” said coach Chip Kelly. Read more...
Photo: Junior wide receiver Titus Mokiao-Atimalala runs between two defensive backs during a spring practice in 2022. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Aug. 20 at 4:52 p.m. Ben Liechty is just 17 years old. The freshman utility recently graduated high school and has yet to play a collegiate minute for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo freshman utility Ben Liechty attempts a shot at the World University Games in Chengdu, China. (Courtesy of Chengdu 2021 Virtual Media Zone)
There were accomplishments abound for Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle last season: Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year, ITA All-Americans and an end-of-season No. 12 ranking to boot. Read more...
Photo: Junior Elise Wagle rises to hit a serve. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Winning wasn’t the story for the USA Softball Women’s National Team against the world’s second best squad. But when it did win, the effort was Bruin-led. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomores utility Megan Grant and infielder Jordan Woolery embrace. The pair that usually represents UCLA softball together played for Team USA at the Japan All-Star Series. (Courtesy of USA Softball)
Representing Team USA at the World University Games gifted the Bruins an opportunity to represent their nation against water polo’s best. And while a fourth-place finish in Chengdu, China, left the United States off the podium, the experience of competing against international professional players across the last two weeks was a memorable one for UCLA men’s water polo coaches and players alike. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior attacker Jack Larsen, representing the United States, attempts a shot at the World University Games. (Courtesy of Chengdu 2021 Virtual Media Zone)
