Friday, July 3

Women’s basketball tries to find footing in practice with new-look roster

This post was updated Oct. 11 at 1:41 a.m. Deja vu was in the air at the Bruins’ practice Friday morning. After prematurely ending practice a week before because of what she called an unsatisfactory effort from her team, UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close expressed a similar sentiment Friday, telling the Bruins during drills that she won’t coach players who don’t show up to practice and deliver. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Charisma Osborne, who is one of three returning upperclassmen from last year’s roster, earned All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors in her second year with UCLA women’s basketball. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin)



UCLA football maintains 1-point lead over Arizona at halftime

TUCSON — Despite having more incompletions than passing yards, the Bruins are heading into halftime with the lead. UCLA football (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) leads Arizona (0-4, 0-1) by a score of 14-13 at the break in Tucson, led by 81 rushing yards on seven carries from redshirt senior Brittain Brown. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior running back Brittain Brown leads UCLA football with 81 rushing yards at the half of its matchup against Arizona. Brown has only seven of the Bruins’ 21 carries, giving him an 11.6 yard per carry average as his team leads the Wildcats by one at the break. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA women’s volleyball sweeps Colorado, continues home winning streak

The Bruins hosted their own block party. No. 16 UCLA women’s volleyball (11-2, 4-1 Pac-12) swept visiting No. 24 Colorado (11-3, 2-3) by scores of 25-19, 25-15 and 25-14 in Pauley Pavilion on Friday evening. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Anna Dodson led UCLA women’s volleyball with five blocks as the No. 16 team in the country swept No. 24 Colorado on Friday to stay perfect at home. (Vivian Xu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Arizona

Jon Christon Sports editor Prediction: Arizona 31, UCLA 30 Yes, UCLA enters this game as 16-point favorites. And sure, Arizona has lost 16 straight games and has a legitimate claim to being the worst Power Five team in football. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football last played Arizona in 2020, resulting in a 27-10 win for the Bruins. Including that game, the Wildcats have lost 16 games in a row, tied for the longest active streak in the NCAA. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA women’s soccer ties Utah in double overtime, remains undefeated

Marley Canales had never missed a penalty kick in her career. In the 99th minute, the graduate student midfielder lined up at the penalty spot with a chance to earn a walk-off win for the Bruins for the second straight game. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior forward Kennedy Faulknor scored her first goal of the season for No. 3 UCLA women’s soccer, but a quick response from Utah left the Bruins with a 1-1 draw at home Thursday. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin)