Tuesday, May 5

Women’s volleyball begins 2021 season with 8 new players

After a unique offseason, the Bruins are ready to tackle the upcoming season with a new appreciation for the sport and a new team. No. 22 UCLA women’s volleyball ended last season with a loss to Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA tournament and finished with an overall record of 19-12. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside/opposite hitter Mac May and UCLA get set for two games against California, kicking off an unprecedented, conference-only regular season schedule for the Bruins. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA swim and dive returns to competition despite changes in traditions

Opportunity was the central theme for the Bruins as they began their pandemic-shortened season. The UCLA swim and dive (1-0) kicked off its season with a 177-115 win over Fresno State (0-1) this past weekend, the swim team’s first competition since the Pac-12 championship meet 10 months ago. Read more...

Photo: After having an unprecedented amount of time in the offseason for UCLA swim and dive, junior swimmer Claire Grover said the team is grateful for any opportunity to race, giving it their all every time they hit the pool. (Lillie Yazdi/Daily Bruin)


No. 6 UCLA women’s basketball works on mental toughness, prepares to face Stanford

For coach Cori Close and the Bruins, “perspective” has been the word of the year. COVID-19, injuries and social justice are just part of a growing list of what UCLA women’s basketball has grappled with this season. Read more...

Photo: After scoring only five total points in the prior two games, redshirt senior guard Natalie Chou has averaged 21.5 points over the last two games against Utah and Washington State – both UCLA women’s basketball victories. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)


Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott to conclude term after 11 years in position

After four straight years of getting left out of the College Football Playoff, months of layoffs, several high-profile officiating mishaps and ongoing media rights drama, the Pac-12 has decided to go in a new direction. Read more...

Photo: Commissioner Larry Scott and the Pac-12 will part ways June 30. The 11-year leader of the conference helped usher in two new teams and raise revenues since taking over. (Naveed Pour/Daily Bruin staff)


3-time NCAA champion returns to UCLA men’s water polo as assistant coach

A three-time NCAA champion is returning to the pool deck for the Bruins. Jack Grover – a UCLA men’s water polo attacker from 2013 to 2017 – was hired as an assistant coach following a brief stint with the team in the same position in 2018 after his graduation. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA men’s water polo attacker and three-time NCAA champion Jack Grover will return to Westwood as an assistant coach to the team after serving the same role for a year in 2018. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA gymnastics freshmen, returners build team bonds amid pandemic protocols

Despite COVID-19 protocols keeping the UCLA gymnastics freshmen in separate rooms, the team has found strategies to integrate the newcomers. In any other year, the freshmen would be sharing a room on UCLA’s campus. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnastics coach Chris Waller has found new ways to integrate his team’s newcomers with its returning gymnasts and take advantage of the unique offseason. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA gymnastics announces 2021 meet schedule, season opener against Arizona State

After a lengthy period of uncertainty, the Bruins are returning to the floor.  UCLA gymnastics will kick off its season Saturday at 2 p.m. when Arizona State visits Pauley Pavilion, the team announced on Twitter on Tuesday.  The Bruins ranked No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Nia Dennis and UCLA gymnastics will kick off the season with a home meet against Arizona State. The Bruins have eight tentative dates for meets this season, although one opponent is still yet to be determined. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)