Wednesday, May 6

Exploring the peaks and valleys of UCLA men’s basketball’s performance this season

UCLA men’s basketball’s (18-11, 11-5 Pac-12) season has been defined by stretches of extremes in coach Mick Cronin’s first year at the helm. UCLA is currently one of the country’s hottest teams, but the Bruins’ entire campaign has been swapping back and forth between confidence-inspiring winning streaks and world-ending losing streaks. Read more...

Photo: (Sophie Marencik, Samantha Joseph and Andrea Grigsby/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Q&A: Daily Wildcat Sports editor talks Arizona’s performance ahead of Saturday’s matchup

UCLA men’s basketball (18-11, 11-5 Pac-12) will play host to Arizona (19-9, 9-6) at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday fresh off a 75-72 win over Arizona State on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith has averaged 13 points per game this season for UCLA men’s basketball. He put up just seven points Thursday night against Arizona State – his lowest since Feb. 2. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Motivated after narrow loss to Utes, gymnastics aims to flip the score against Beavers

Junior Nia Dennis said the Bruins, following a loss to their conference rival, did not let their disappointment linger as they prepared for their next meet. Read more...

Photo: Junior Nia Dennis scored a career-high 9.975 on floor exercise during No. 3 UCLA gymnastic’s meet last Sunday versus No. 4 Utah. The Bruins have worked to use the loss as motivation for their meet at No. 18 Oregon State on Saturday. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Baseball to hit road with undefeated streak and established pitching staff

The Bruins will take their undefeated record on the road. After finishing its nine-game homestand without a loss, No. 10 UCLA baseball (8-0) will play its first road games of the season against Oklahoma State (7-2), No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior outfielder/designated hitter Jarron Silva drove in 3 RBIs in No. 10 UCLA baseball’s latest win over Pepperdine. Silva said he hopes the Bruins’ confidence from their eight-game winning streak will carry over into the weekend when they compete in Frisco, Texas.(Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball falls to No. 3 Texas, ends 15-game winning streak

It took an extra inning, but the Bruins’ season-opening winning streak has ended. After winning its first 15 games of the season, No. 1 UCLA (15-1) softball was defeated by No. Read more...

Photo: Junior outfielder Aaliyah Jordan tied Thursday’s game up with a two-run home run in the fifth inning of No. 1 UCLA softball’s game versus No. 3 Texas. Nevertheless, the Bruisn eventually fell in extra innings to the Longhorns 6-4. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)


Un-Connon Opinions: Men’s basketball should look to National Invitation Tournament as postseason option

Believe it or not, the Bruins still have a chance to go dancing this March. But should UCLA men’s basketball (18-11, 11-5 Pac-12) lose either of its final two games to Arizona or crosstown rival USC, its hopes at earning an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament could be gone for good. Read more...

Photo: Coach Mick Cronin has led UCLA men’s basketball to an 11-5 Pac-12 record in his first year at the helm after the Bruins finished nonconference play 7-6. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball seeks to maintain momentum against Arizona after Arizona State win

While the Bruins posted a last-second victory in Westwood on Thursday, the Wildcats slipped up 14 miles east an hour earlier. UCLA men’s basketball (18-11, 11-5 Pac-12) will take on Arizona (19-9, 9-6) in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday with a bye in the Pac-12 tournament on the line. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman guard Tyger Campbell has played the most minutes of any player for UCLA men’s basketball this season, averaging 29.7 minutes per game. He also leads the team with 4.9 assists per game. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)