Friday, May 8

5 former and current UCLA softball players to compete in 2020 US Olympic trials

A group of Bruins have the chance to trade the blue and gold for stars and stripes. Five current and former members of UCLA softball will be competing in the 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team Olympic Selection Trials from Tuesday through Sunday in Oklahoma City. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball redshirt senior pitcher/first baseman Rachel Garcia will participate in the 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team Olympic Selection Trials from Tuesday to Sunday. Four other current and former Bruins will also have a shot at making the roster for Tokyo. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Fair Pay to Play Act passed despite continued NCAA opposition

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 3:48 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 206 – also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act – on Monday morning, allowing collegiate athletes in California to profit from their name, image or likeness starting in January 2023. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom passed Senate Bill 206 on Monday morning, nine months after the original draft was proposed by Sen. Nancy Skinner. The bill, often referred to as the Fair Pay to Play Act, will allow California collegiate athletes to earn money from the use of their name, image and likeness. (Creative Commons photo by Steven Pavlov)


Men’s tennis’ Keegan Smith falls in finals to USC in weekend tournament

This post was updated Sept 30 at 11:37 a.m.  Junior Keegan Smith fell to a crosstown rival in an early preseason showdown. Smith was the lone representative from UCLA men’s tennis at the Oracle ITA Masters held in Malibu, California. Read more...

Photo: Junior Keegan Smith was UCLA men’s tennis’ only player to travel to the Oracle ITA Masters in Malibu, California. Over the four-day tournament, Smith advanced to the final round, where he bowed out to USC’s Daniel Cukierman in three sets. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis freshman nearly clinches a win, falls to Pepperdine

One Bruin saw her opening fall tournament end at the hands of a West Coast foe. Redshirt senior Jada Hart reached the finals of the Oracle ITA Masters as the fifth seed, falling in the final to No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Abbey Forbes made the semifinal of her first career college tournament in both singles and doubles at the Oracle ITA Masters. (Courtesy of Intercollegiate Tennis Association)


Bruin cross country claims ninth, third at weekend invitational

Senior Garrett Reynolds said Saturday was a tone setter. UCLA cross country’s No. 24 men’s squad claimed third place at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in Springfield, Oregon, on Sept. Read more...

Photo: Senior Garrett Reynolds was one of ten men from UCLA cross country to compete at the Bill Dellinger invitational in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. Reynolds placed fifth individually with a time of 23:35.30 while the men placed third overall behind Oregon and BYU. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/UCLA Athletics)