Thursday, July 2


Christon Chronicles: Coach Chip Kelly’s job with UCLA football depends on crosstown rivalry matchup

Nearly two years ago to the day, we here at The Bruin wrote a column about Chip Kelly. Ahead of the 2019 edition of UCLA football’s annual crosstown rivalry matchup with USC, former Sports editor Ryan Smith argued the game was Kelly’s chance at redemption after a rough first two seasons in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Coach Chip Kelly looks on in UCLA football’s loss to Utah on Oct. 30. Kelly has gone 16-25 with the Bruins since taking over ahead of the 2018 season. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA football’s season rests on how team plays its cards

UCLA football (6-4, 4-3 Pac-12) and USC (4-5, 3-4) are set to battle it out at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Daily Bruin Sports has looked at which cards coach Chip Kelly will play on the field, breaking down the fourth-year coach and his four most important players. Read more...

Photo: Centers and quarterbacks warm up ahead of UCLA football’s win over Arizona on Oct. 9. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s water polo MPSF tournament predictions

No. 3 seed UCLA men’s water polo (16-3, 1-2 MPSF) dropped its final two games of the regular season, but the blue and gold could have the chance to avenge those losses in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, hosted at Avery Aquatic Center by No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s water polo dropped its final two games of the regular season and will enter the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament as the No. 3 seed behind No. 1 seed California and No. 2 seed USC, who the Bruins are a combined 0-3 against this season. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA men’s soccer to face off against Gauchos in NCAA tournament

The Bruins are set to kick off their first NCAA tournament run since 2018. No. 22 UCLA men’s soccer (10-6-1, 5-4-1 Pac-12) will host UC Santa Barbara (12-4-4, 6-1-2 Big West) in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday evening. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman midfielder Tucker Lepley attempts a corner kick. Lepley will make his postseason debut this week. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


Swim and dive secures several top-5 placements at Trojan Diving Invitational

The Bruins concluded their trip across town with multiple top-five finishes. UCLA swim and dive (2-2, 1-2 Pac-12) sent a squad of divers to crosstown rival USC over the weekend to compete in the Trojan Diving Invitational, in which the Bruins faced off against multiple teams from around the country in a three-day event. Read more...

Photo: Freshman diver Zoe Jespersgaard dives in the 3-meter dive. Jespersgaard logged a second-place finish in the event at the Trojan Diving Invitational over the weekend. (Michael Vigman/Daily Bruin)