After day three of NCAA tennis individual play from Athens, Ga., just three Bruin men’s and women’s tennis players combined are left in competition. Junior Marcos Giron and freshman Mackie McDonald both won their round of 16 matches Friday to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals. Giron, seeded second, defeated Georgia’s Nathan Pasha in straight sets (7-6, […]
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Weekend Predictions: May 23-25
Every Friday, The Bruin Sports section will predict the outcome of the weekend’s top three UCLA sporting events. Softball: NCAA Super Regionals: UCLA v. Kentucky (Saturday to Sunday) The No. 3 seed Bruins are coming off a weekend in which they held one of the best offenses in the country scoreless in two games. After […]
Former UCLA player Nick Rimando named to US World Cup roster
Former UCLA men’s soccer player Nick Rimando was named to the U.S. men’s national team World Cup roster Thursday.
Incoming soccer freshman Abu Danladi wins player of the year
UCLA men’s soccer’s incoming freshman Abu Danladi was named the 2013-2014 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year Thursday. The four-year Dunn High School (Calif.) varsity letterman is the No. 22-ranked recruit in the program’s incoming top-ranked recruit class. Over the course of his senior season, Danladi knocked in 25 goals and assisted on […]
Weekend Predictions: May 16-18
Every Friday, The Bruin Sports section will predict the outcome of the weekend’s top three UCLA sporting events. Men’s tennis: NCAA Round of 16: UCLA v. Tennessee (Friday, 4 p.m.) All season long, strong singles play has carried the Bruins. Now, with the return of senior Adrien Puget, the team’s once-shaky doubles play seems to […]
Weekend Predictions: May 9-11
Every Friday, The Bruin Sports section will predict the outcome of the weekend’s top three UCLA sporting events.
Women’s club lacrosse player fights injury to keep competing
A UCLA women’s lacrosse player stands on the sidelines, forced to watch practice as a spectator again. Her teammates race back and forth across the field, scrambling for control of the small, yellow ball. Some days, like on this particular day, the pain in Kate Armstrong’s right knee – covered by a black knee brace – […]