While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Men’s water polo Michael Hull, assistant Sports editor Last weekend was No. 1 versus No. 2, this weekend it’s No. 2 versus No. 3. The Golden Bears will be on the road this […]
Author Archives: Grant Sugimura
Taken for Grant-ed: Jumping on the Chicago Cubs bandwagon
With Enrique “Kiké” Hernández striking out to kick off the ninth inning, the magnitude of the situation finally hit me – the Dodgers weren’t going to pull it off. That sentiment was probably shared by many four innings prior when the Cubs had reached the 5-0 mark in the fifth. However, as an ever-optimistic sports […]
UCLA swimming and diving sweeps Pink Meet events
UCLA women’s swim and dive dominated Saturday but the meet was about so much more than just the sport. The Pink Meet, held by UCLA at Spieker Acquatics Center, gathered together the squads of UCLA, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, Oregon State, San Diego and Florida Gulf Coast to compete and raise breast cancer awareness. […]
UCLA women’s basketball projected to win Pac-12 in regular season
It’s been over a decade and a half since the UCLA women’s basketball team received such high praise. But on Thursday, at the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Media Day, UCLA was pegged to finish first in the Pac-12 during the regular season. The poll consists of votes from Pac-12 coaches. Two years ago, the Bruins had […]
Men’s soccer adjusts to new starting goalkeeper freshman Kevin Silva
Out with the old and in with the new. Last season, the Bruins’ goalkeeper situation was in constant flux. But this year, they had seemed to find some consistency in the play of redshirt senior Juan Cervantes. But now, the No. 24 UCLA men’s soccer team (7-4-1, 3-2-0 Pac-12) has mixed it all up. A […]
Men’s soccer’s three-game winning streak ends with loss at Stanford
As the UCLA men’s soccer team’s road trip comes to a close, so does its three-game winning streak. No. 17 UCLA (7-4-1, 3-2-0 Pac-12) fell 3-0 against fellow Pac-12 powerhouse No. 16 Stanford (8-2-3, 5-0-0) Sunday night. The opening 10 minutes saw little action, but the following 15 were completely different. Stanford took seven combined […]
Men’s soccer to face Cal Bears after two key victories
UCLA and Cal are streaking right now. The difference is, one team will look to continue its streak while the other tries to break out. After two straight losses, the No. 17 UCLA men’s soccer team (6-3-1, 2-1-0 Pac-12) has righted the ship with two key conference wins, including a 1-0 victory over then No. […]