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Bruins shepherd U.S. women’s water polo to third-consecutive gold medal

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 8:06 p.m. Three Bruins completed the three-peat for Team USA. The U.S. women’s water polo team won its third consecutive Olympic gold medal Saturday, beating Spain 14-5 – the largest margin of victory ever posted in an Olympic final. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s water polo redshirt senior attacker Maddie Musselman won the second Olympic gold medal of her career Saturday, finishing with 18 goals in seven games in Tokyo. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Football fields veteran defensive backs, quarterbacks compete for No. 2 spot

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 8:13 p.m. For much of fall camp, the narrative surrounding the Bruins has been about the veterans. It’s a stark contrast to two seasons ago in 2019, when UCLA football’s campaign was marked by its underwhelming performance and the youth of its roster. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football redshirt senior defensive back Obi Eboh has split time with senior cornerback Mo Osling at the No. 1 cornerback spot so far in fall camp. Eboh played in five games last year after transferring from Stanford. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA women’s soccer alumni earn medals at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 8:08 p.m. Instead of blue and gold, the Bruins are wearing bronze and gold. Four former UCLA women’s soccer players represented three countries in the Tokyo Olympics. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s soccer alumni Abby Dahlkemper (left), Jessie Fleming (middle) and Sam Mewis (right) all won medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Fleming won the gold with Team Canada, marking her second Olympic medal. (Daily Bruin file photos)


Sam Settles It: NCAA gymnastics ready for a big leap in viewership following Summer Olympics

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 8:17 p.m. On Jan. 7, 2017, Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian made history. Making their Bruin debuts, the former Team USA standouts became the first Olympic gold medalists to ever compete in NCAA gymnastics. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnastics has more Instagram followers than any other sport on campus and is the second-most-followed women’s sports team in the country behind the U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin staff)


Dorian Thompson-Robinson remains unavailable, new players join defensive line

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 8:14 p.m. For the second straight day, Dorian Thompson-Robinson was listed as unavailable. The senior starting quarterback for UCLA football was not seen at practice Tuesday and was later confirmed by UCLA Athletics to be unavailable. Read more...

Photo: Senior defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia was part of a UCLA football defense that ranked No. 100 in rushing yards allowed per game with 199.4. In seven contests in 2020, Ogbonnia and the defense ranked No. 30 in the same category. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA football looks ahead to new season, newcomers impress coaching staff

The Bruins enter 2021 with the most veteran team they have had in recent memory. But that hasn’t stopped the young guns from impressing the UCLA football coaching staff early in fall camp. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore wide receiver Matt Sykes is one of nine underclassmen wide receivers on the UCLA football roster entering the 2021 season. Sykes played in six games a year ago in his first season in Westwood. (Lillie Yazdi/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball alum James Kaprielian sees major league success with Oakland A’s

This post was updated Aug. 1 at 8:28 p.m. James Kaprielian had done the unprecedented. After already having secured a national championship and All-Pac-12 honors in his collegiate career, a Friday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium in May 2015 set the former Bruin apart. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA baseball right-hander James Kaprielian logged nine innings of no-hit ball in 2015 to help the Bruins to their first no-hitter in program history, and is now a starter for the Oakland Athletics. (Left to right: Daily Bruin file photo, Courtesy of Oakland Athletics)