This post was updated July 4 at 8:41 p.m. It’s official: UCLA is joining the Big Ten in 2024. After a day full of rumor and conjecture, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and athletic director Martin Jarmond announced the school’s decision to leave the Pac-12 and join the Big Ten on Thursday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond watches a water polo game. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated June 26 at 11:46 p.m. While sports aren’t male-dominated the way they once were, gender equality still isn’t the norm in the world of sports. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball players celebrate. (Photo by Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Maya O’Kelly/Design director)
Legacy. It’s a word that’s seemingly become synonymous with UCLA gymnastics. And while legacies typically are neither invincible nor irreversible, the blue and gold’s status atop the sport rankings isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Read more...
Photo: (Ashley Ko/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 1 at 11:13 p.m. Minutes before the Bruins took the field, they stood in a circle and chugged a case of Red Bull. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA baseball watch a game from the dugout. The Bruins endured playing five games in four days at the inaugural Pac-12 tournament from May 25 to May 28 in the Arizona heat but left with nothing to show for their efforts. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
Defense wins championships. It’s one of the oldest sayings in sports. Yet if something holds the Bruins back from winning their 13th national championship, it won’t be their defense. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball stand in a line facing the infield before a game against Utah on May 1. After being shut out thrice this season, the Bruins earned the No. 5 seed in the 2022 NCAA tournament, their lowest seeding in five years. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
They are bruised Bruins. But they are surging when it truly matters. They sustained one injury after another to the best arms in their starting rotation. Read more...
Photo: No. 23 UCLA baseball exits the field after celebrating a walk-off win May 15. The Bruins posted a .636 winning percentage in the regular season despite a host of injuries to its pitching staff. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 16 at 12:55 a.m. With the second-most NCAA championships of any school in the country, UCLA is known for its postseason success. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s soccer console each other after its NCAA Tournament loss to UC Irvine. The Bruins hadn’t lost a game all season before their defeat to the Anteaters. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
