One of NCAA softball’s biggest names announced his retirement. Kirk Walker is stepping away from collegiate softball after 41 years of coaching at all levels of the sport. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA softball coach Kirk Walker talks to an umpire outside of the Bruins’ dugout. Walker was a softball coach for 41 years prior to his retirement. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 26 at 12:04 p.m. Sergi Solans Ormo screamed at the referee after his goal was disallowed after being called offside. The Bruins were tied 1-1 with the Badgers 13 minutes into the second half, and video review could not reverse the decision because the camera had not moved properly. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Sergi Solans Ormo goes on a breakaway. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Mick Cronin has always stressed the importance of backcourt production. “When we get good guard play, we can beat anybody,” the UCLA men’s basketball coach said after the Bruins defeated the Trojans at Pauley Pavilion last March. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Donovan Dent dribbles the ball at the top of the key. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Last season, UCLA gymnastics had its most lucrative season since 2018, advancing to the NCAA championships and capturing second place, alongside a pair of individual titles. Read more...
Photo: Freshmen Jordis Eichman (left), Ashlee Sullivan (center/back), Nola Matthews (center/bottom) and Tiana Sumanasekera (right) are pictured. (Photo courtesy of USA Gymnastics. Design by Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/Assistant Design director)
Gianna Kneepkens’ love for basketball started in a Duluth, Minnesota, driveway. Though the 6-foot guard is now preparing to make her debut at Pauley Pavilion, she spent her youth shooting hoops on a small slab of cement alongside her five older brothers. Read more...
Photo: Graduate guard Gianna Kneepkens prepares to shoot a free throw. (Photo courtesy of Utah Athletics. Design by Crystal Tompkins/Design director)
UCLA has a long history of athletes returning to Westwood to coach their alma mater – DeShaun Foster, Kelly Inouye-Perez and Adam Wright, just to name a few. Read more...
Photo: From left to right, former UCLA gymnast Emma Malabuyo, sophomore attacker Ryder Dodd, former UCLA men’s basketball guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr, senior guard Gabriela Jaquez, former UCLA men’s volleyball libero Matthew Aziz and senior outside hitter Cheridyn Leverette are pictured. (From left to right: Daily Bruin file photo, Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor, Daily Bruin file photo, Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor and Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Crystal Tompkins/Design director)
