Friday, May 8

UCLA basketball players hone skills in competitive Drew League matchups

There was star power and exciting finishes everywhere at the Drew League on Sunday. UCLA men’s basketball rising redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal, rising sophomore forward Kenneth Nwuba and incoming freshman guard Jake Kyman all played in week nine of the 10-week Drew League regular season. Read more...

Photo: Rising redshirt freshman Shareef O’Neal led his Tuff Crowd team against division-leading Public Enemy on Sunday at the Drew League. O’Neal recorded 13 points, while teammate and Toronto Raptors forward Stanley Johnson chipped in 21 points and five rebounds in the losing effort. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


4 UCLA football players in contention for 5 NCAA awards

Sixteen preseason watchlists for NCAA football were announced in July, and Bruins are on five of them. Four UCLA football players were slated as players in contention for 2019-2020 awards. Read more...

Photo: Junior defensive back Darnay Holmes was one of four Bruins named to five of the 16 NCAA preseason watchlists. Holmes earned a spot on the watchlist for the Paul Hornung Award, given to the most versatile player in collegiate football. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


UCLA alumni knocked out of The Basketball Tournament by former Trojan

Elijah Stewart slammed home a put-back dunk to end the game. The former Trojan’s two points secured an 87-85 victory over the UCLA alumni basketball team and reignited the crosstown rivalry for former Bruin guards Jordan Adams and Malcolm Lee. Read more...

Photo: Former Bruin guard Malcolm Lee was one of two returning players playing for the Sons of Westwood in the Salt Lake City Regional. Lee finished with 20 points in the effort, and fellow returning Bruin Jordan Adams poured in 37. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Track and field athletes step up in national, international competition

This post was updated July 29 at 1:12 p.m. The track and field collegiate season may have ended almost two months ago, but many Bruins are still competing during the summer months. Read more...

Photo: Thrower Justin Stafford graduated from UCLA track and field in June before heading to the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships as one of the four former or current Bruins competing in the events. Stafford placed 16th of 18 in the men’s hammer throw. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football is hopeful ahead of coach Chip Kelly’s sophomore year

There aren’t going to be any more firsts for Chip Kelly and the Bruins. “Year two is going to be so much different than year one just because of ‘been there, done that,'” Kelly said. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior running back Joshua Kelley will play his second season with UCLA football this fall after transferring from UC Davis in 2016. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Former UCLA running back arrested for attempted murder, attempted armed robbery

This post was updated July 24 at 3:14 p.m. A former UCLA football player was arrested Thursday in connection to an alleged attempt to rob a Riverside County medical marijuana dispensary in 2016, several outlets report. Read more...

Photo: Craig Lee, a former running back for UCLA, was arrested July 18 for his alleged complicity in a 2016 armed robbery of a medical marijuana dispensary in Riverside County. He has been charged with one count of attempted second-degree robbery and one count of attempted murder. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Softball anticipates high-impact versatility in dynamic four freshmen recruits

The Bruins will build a new team with versatility in mind. Four incoming freshmen from California will join UCLA softball for the 2019-2020 season as the Bruins have a chance to defend their 2019 national title. Read more...

Photo: Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said she sought out versatile players who could contribute both offensively and defensively for the incoming class of freshmen. Four players are currently slated to join the Bruins as they attempt to repeat as national champions. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)