This post was updated Oct. 16 at 11:07 a.m. There are three types of college football teams. The Goliaths: Squads with no more than four losses and lead their respective conferences with balanced, consistent and explosive rosters – battling for a bowl game or a College Football Playoff berth. Read more...
Photo: UCLA players pose for the camera after defeating Michigan State 38-13 at Spartan Stadium. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 3:55 p.m. “There’s no crying in baseball.” Tom Hanks delivers this notable line in “A League of Their Own,” a film that retells the founding of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Read more...
Photo: AUSL athletes and UCLA alumnae Delanie Wisz, Sharlize Palacios, Maya Brady, Megan Faraimo and Bubba Nickles-Camarena stand on a softball diamond, surrounded by flashing cameras. Eight former Bruin players contributed to the AUSL’s inaugural season in 2025, and four hoisted the championship trophy. (Photos Courtesy of Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Photo Illustration by Desiree Gonzalez/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA is just weeks away from starting its second season in the Big Ten. After capturing seven Big Ten championships during their first year in the conference, the Bruins will look to build upon their inaugural year. Read more...
Photo: Guard Bennett Stirtz looks up at the rim while driving on a fast break. Stirtz transferred to Iowa in March after one season with Drake. (Photo courtesy of Drake Athletics. Design by Crystal Tompkins/Design director)
This post was updated Sept. 7 at 9:56 p.m. UCLA is just weeks away from starting its second season of Big Ten play. After capturing seven Big Ten championships during their first year in the conference, the Bruins will look to build upon their inaugural year. Read more...
Photo: Quarterback Jayden Maiava looks downfield. (Photo courtesy of USC Athletics. Design by Crystal Tompkins/Design director)
Every good team has a personality. It’s not necessarily the characteristics or traits you would ascribe to a movie character, novel protagonist or real person. More so, it is the tone and connotations that permeate the team, not only describing how the players within the team play but also molding the people in the organization together as well. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football players come together on the field at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s soccer is just days away from embarking on its 2025 campaign, and after an offseason full of transfer portal rotation and freshmen additions, the Bruins look different. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Sept. 1 at 3:33 p.m. Rivalries often breed hatred. Take Michigan and Ohio State – a rivalry so fierce that both teams brawled at midfield when Michigan attempted to plant its team flag on Ohio State’s logo – a testament to the rivalry’s fortitude. Read more...
Photo: USC women’s basketball guard JuJu Watkins dribbles the ball and looks to find an open teammate (left). The rising junior earned the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award last season. UCLA men’s basketball guard Skyy Clark jumps to the rim and attempts a layup (right). The Los Angeles, local transferred from Louisville before the 2024-2025 season, which marked his inaugural campaign with the Bruins. (Design by Katie Azuma/Assistant Design director)
