Author Archives: Daily Bruin Sports

Players react to Mora firing on social media, commend past successes

Upon hearing the news of UCLA firing football coach Jim Mora Sunday morning, many future, current and former Bruin players took to social media to commend Mora for his tenure in Westwood. Freshman defensive end Jaelan Phillips, senior defensive back Jaleel Wadood and sophomore defensive tackle Boss Tagaloa all praised Mora for his passion for […]

Year in review: 2016 UCLA sports quiz

2016 was an up and down year for UCLA Athletics; men’s water polo setting the NCAA record for most consecutive victories and the Rio Olympics were among the highlights, but there were also lowlights such as UCLA football’s season. To reminisce on 2016, Daily Bruin Sports created a quiz of various events that occurred last […]

Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Cal

Last game, last predictions – we think. UCLA football (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) takes on in-state rival Cal (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) on Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale. Last year’s game pitted two of the big name quarterbacks in the Pac-12 against each other, Jared Goff and then-freshman Josh Rosen. The Bruins dominated the Golden […]

Rio Recap: August 19

This year at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Women’s water polo – Gold medal match USA vs. Italy The women’s senior national team had […]

Rio recap: Aug. 18

This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Women’s golf Mariajo Uribe (Colombia), Giulia Sergas (Italy) The two women golfers that hail from UCLA […]