Friday, July 3

UCLA men’s basketball anticipates high ranking, welcomes newcomers

The blue and gold were the underdogs the last time they laced them up. But heading into the new campaign, the Bruins are back in a familiar position. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball hosted its first open media availability of the 2021-2022 campaign Monday. The Bruins are coming off their first Final Four appearance in over a decade and are returning their entire rotation from the NCAA tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Football’s defense allows 2nd-most total yards all season to ASU offense

This post was updated Oct. 7 at 1:20 a.m. Jerry Azzinaro-coached defenses blitz often. According to The Athletic, one Pac-12 coordinator said Azzinaro will blitz about 75% of the time as part of UCLA football’s (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) 4-2-5 defensive scheme. Read more...

Photo: With defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro at the helm, UCLA football allowed the second-most total yards to an opposing offense so far this season against No. 22 Arizona State. Azzinaro and the Bruins rank 128th in the country in passing yards per game. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)


Swim and dive opens season with intrasquad meet, looks forward to future matchups

The Bruins brought back an annual tradition to kick off their season. Over six months after the conclusion of the 2021 NCAA championships, UCLA swim and dive officially began its 2021-2022 season with the blue and gold intrasquad Friday at Spieker Aquatics Center. Read more...

Photo: Swimmer Sophie Clarkowski started her senior season with UCLA swim and dive Friday with the blue and gold intrasquad meet. (Courtesy of Eric Hurd/UCLA Athletics)


Five Things: UCLA vs. Arizona State

Just a week after picking up its first road win of the season, UCLA football (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) returned home with a 42-23 loss to No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football fell to No. 22 Arizona State on Saturday, marking its most lopsided loss since 2019. The outcome also marked the Bruins’ first loss to the Sun Devils in nearly three years.(Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s golf to compete in upcoming Arkansas invitational

The Bruins are headed back east. UCLA women’s golf will be teeing it up at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas from Monday through Wednesday, with three rounds of 18 holes to be played at the Blessings Country Club. Read more...

Photo: Junior Emma Spitz will return to UCLA women’s golf’s starting lineup at the Blessing Collegiate Invitational on Monday after not competing in the Bruins’ most recent tournament. Spitz said she spent the break working on her long game and putting. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Women’s basketball off to unconventional start during first week of practice

In one of their first official practices of the year, the Bruins had an abrupt end. With about 20 minutes left at Pauley Pavilion, coach Cori Close called practice early after prematurely stopping a fast break drill. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball began their first official practices with a full roster of active players, a contrast from a season ago where the Bruins were held to under 10 players for the majority of the season. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin)


Men’s soccer fails to achieve late-game comeback against Washington

The Bruins fell just short of handing the Huskies their first loss of the season. No. 23 UCLA men’s soccer (6-4, 2-2 Pac-12) suffered a 2-1 loss in Seattle to No. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Kevin Diaz scored the lone goal for UCLA men’s soccer in a 2-1 loss to Washington, the fourth time in five games he recorded a goal after not registering any shots on goal in the previous five games to start the season. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)