The UCLA women’s volleyball team glided through the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a straight-set win over the Lipscomb Bisons on Friday. The match was pretty typical for the No. 14 Bruins. The team continued to be successful with several hitters, as all three starting outside hitters had double-digit kills. The only anomalous […]
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Q&A: UCLA linebacker Jayon Brown
Jayon Brown, a linebacker and third-year political science student, talks about his pregame ritual, style on the football field and more.
Men’s soccer plays to draw in Stanford rematch, falls to Cal
A pair of games over the weekend were supposed to offer redemption and rejoicing for the men’s soccer team. Friday night was a second chance for an upset after unranked UCLA lost a nail-biter to No. 3 Stanford on Oct. 16. Sunday afternoon, on the other hand, appeared to be an opportunity for the Bruins […]
Coach Mora discusses linebacker Myles Jack’s declaration for NFL draft
Jim Mora clasped his hands together and motioned them forward, as if to say, “all in.” The movement wasn’t in reference to anything Mora himself was doing. Instead, it was in reference to Myles Jack’s decision to withdraw from UCLA midseason and declare for the NFL draft, seemingly out of nowhere. “He’s taking his chips […]
Pac-12 football power rankings: Week 5
1. Utah (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) No. 10 Utah had quite a week. In addition to the Utes’ 62-20 beatdown of then-No. 13 Oregon, their season resume was bolstered by Michigan’s 31-0 demolition of then-No. 22 BYU. The Utes handled the Wolverines in week one, so – looking at UCLA’s one-point win over BYU – it’s […]
Battle of the Editors: UCLA football hype
Earlier this week, ESPN writers Mark Schlabach and Brett McMurphy made their post-Week 4 bowl projections. Both of them predicted UCLA to make an appearance in the second-annual College Football Playoff National Championship. Are these predictions based purely on hype? The Bruin Sports editors give their takes. Claire Fahy, Sports editorI’ve got to be honest, […]
Football Monday: UCLA vs. Arizona
Every postgame Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict of their performance. This week, we take a closer look at UCLA’s 56-30 win over Arizona Saturday in Tucson. The good: Offense Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen isn’t the only one living up to […]