Diver brings home program’s first NCAA individual title at championships

Maria Polyakova is an NCAA champion. The redshirt senior led No. 20 UCLA swim and dive (8-3, 4-3 Pac-12) at the NCAA Championships this past week in Austin, Texas, taking home the individual title in the 3-meter to become the program’s first-ever individual diving national champion. “(It’s) the best feeling ever,” Polyakova said. “Throughout the […]

UCLA Athletics director speaks on bribery scheme, explains admissions process

UCLA Athletics director Dan Guerrero issued a statement Friday concerning the involvement of UCLA Athletics in the bribery scheme admitting students to universities as student-athletes. According to court records released on March 12, UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was one of many allegedly involved in the scheme, which included the facilitation of cheating on […]

Battle of the Editors: The future looks bright for bringing home national titles

UCLA fans have been deprived of a national title for almost a year now, stuck at the 116 mark while rival Stanford continues to pull away. This spring, however, the Bruins have a few opportunities to get back on track, and the Daily Bruin Sports editors fought it out over which team has the best […]

Rowing escapes pursuit of Loyola Marymount Lions for second straight win

The Bruins have notched back-to-back wins to start the season. UCLA rowing (2-0) took home the dual-meet victory over Loyola Marymount (0-1) on Saturday in Marina del Rey, California, winning three of its four races against the Lions. In the first race of the day, UCLA’s second varsity four finished behind LMU, posting a time […]

UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo charged in college admissions bribery scheme

This post was updated March 14 at 12:34 p.m. UCLA was involved in a bribery scheme helping admit students to universities as student-athletes who had not played the sport competitively, according to court records released Tuesday. UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was one of the many allegedly involved in the scheme, which included facilitation […]

Rowing blows out San Diego State in smooth start to season

The Bruins opened their season with a sweep. UCLA rowing won all four of its races against San Diego State in Marina del Rey, California, on Saturday. “We have pretty solid team depth,” said coach Amy Fuller Kearney. “We still have some work to do to make sure we have all the right people in […]