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Features, Men's Basketball, Sports
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February 28, 12:35 am
Jaime Jaquez Jr. hopes to make familia proud, aims to inspire future Latino players
Familia. Translated into English, the Spanish word literally means family. But that translation wouldn’t be complete. The word spans further than just the immediate family: brothers, sisters, parents and grandparents. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has Mexican heritage on his father’s side and spent time competing with Team Mexico at the Pan American Games in the summer of 2019. The Camarillo, California, native said he strives every day to inspire the Hispanic community of Southern California with his work on the court. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Sports, Track and Field, Women's Tennis
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February 28, 12:28 am
Weekend in Preview: Feb. 28
Women’s tennis Jared Tay, Assistant Sports editor Marks Stadium’s capacity is less than a fifth of the Los Angeles Tennis Center. But despite the vast difference in the size of the venues, coach Stella Sampras Webster said the Bruins will have to mentally prepare for the hostile environment of the small, 1,000-seat home stadium of the Trojans. Read more...
Photo: (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
Men's Basketball, Sports
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February 27, 10:48 pm
UCLA men’s basketball pushes past Arizona State to secure sixth straight win
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 11:07 a.m. With the game tied 72-72, redshirt freshman guard Tyger Campbell drove down the floor and dished the ball to Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left) is engulfed by junior guard Chris Smith (right) after Jaquez hit the game-winning 3-pointer for UCLA men’s basketball. With the win, the Bruins sit tied atop the Pac-12 standings with two regular-season games to go. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
Baseball, Gymnastics, Men's Basketball, Podcasts, Sports
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February 27, 6:36 pm
Out of Bounds: Pick Up Our Insert
UCLA men’s basketball has won nine of its last 11 games, and it will take a five-game winning streak into its homestand against Arizona State and Arizona this weekend. Read more...
Features, Gymnastics, Sports
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February 27, 1:18 am
Norah Flatley and Margzetta Frazier find friendship, bring energy to gymnastics
Norah Flatley and Margzetta Frazier FaceTimed each other every day for four years before they moved into their shared dorm at UCLA. “We’d never miss a day, ever,” Flatley said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics sophomores Norah Flatley (right) and Margzetta Frazier (left) have been best friends since they met in 2014 at a USA national team training camp. The pair would FaceTime each other constantly between seeing each other at gymnastics events. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Baseball, Sports
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February 27, 1:17 am
UCLA baseball overpowers Waves in eighth straight win of season
The Bruins capped off a perfect homestand with their eighth consecutive victory. In a matchup of previously undefeated teams, No. 10 UCLA baseball (8-0) beat Pepperdine (7-1) 8-2 on Wednesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium to conclude its season-opening eight-game homestand. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Jared Karros picked up his second win in as many starts for UCLA baseball Wednesday night. Karros saw five full innings of work and struck out eight batters while allowing just two hits to the Waves. (Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)