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New WNBA agreement to provide players with increased salaries, more benefits

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 11:16 a.m. When Cori Close graduated from college in 1993, the WNBA didn’t even exist. The then-UC Santa Barbara guard and now-UCLA women’s basketball coach would have had no choice but to go overseas if she had wanted to pursue a professional basketball career. Read more...

Photo: No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball has opened its season 16-0 – the best start in program history. Multiple Bruins past and present have links to the WNBA, which approved a new Collective Bargaining Agreement on Tuesday, improving player salaries and benefits. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball falls to first-place Cardinal in third consecutive loss

This post was updated Jan 15. at 11:03 p.m. The Bruins traded blows with the first-place Cardinal, but ultimately didn’t have enough to hand them their first conference loss of the season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward/center Jalen Hill posted his first double-double since Dec. 1, putting up 14 points and 12 rebounds against Stanford on Wednesday. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball trails just behind Stanford at halftime despite early deficit

The Bruins are giving the first-place Cardinal all they can handle. UCLA men’s basketball (8-8, 1-2 Pac-12) trails Stanford (14-2, 3-0) 33-31 at halftime from Pauley Pavilion after the two teams went back and forth trading runs. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. led UCLA men’s basketball with nine points on 80% shooting from the field in the first half against Stanford on Wednesday. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Jacq’ed Up: NCAA could better use its resources to support professional U.S. women’s soccer

Soccer has never been America’s favorite sport, but on the women’s side, it could be. Following the U.S. Women’s National Team’s 2019 World Cup win, the National Women’s Soccer League has seen increased support through television contracts and brand deals. Read more...

Photo: Senior midfielder Jessie Fleming (left) and senior defender Kaiya McCullough (right) are two members of UCLA women’s soccer who are looking to play at the next level, whether that be in the National Women’s Soccer League or in one abroad. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s tennis to play BYU in season opener, looks to stay undefeated at home

The Bruins will kick off the season at home. No. 11 UCLA men’s tennis will host Brigham Young on Wednesday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Photo: Coach Billy Martin and UCLA men’s tennis will enter Wednesday’s home-opener against Brigham Young undefeated at home since the 2015-2016 season. Last year, Martin’s squad tallied a 19-6 dual-match record. (Daily Bruin file photo)