Last year, the Bruins started off their season at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York. This year, New York served as the setting for its second meet of the year – though this one was the first one to be officially scored. UCLA went up against athletes from Oregon, Ohio State and […]
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UCLA track and field opens season with top finishes in throws, jumps
The 2018 track and field season began last weekend, and UCLA’s field athletes well outplaced their track counterparts. The Bruins took a total of 44 athletes to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational over the weekend, and of them, 20 went to compete in field events. Despite comprising less than half the team, the […]
Battle of the Editors: Most exciting winter, spring athletes to watch out for
With a number of new sports starting up in the coming weeks, the Daily Bruin’s Sports editors present their picks for who could be UCLA’s most exciting winter/spring athlete. Marian Spannowsky, Track and field Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor The sophomore javelin thrower fouled out of his debut as a Bruin last year, but logged […]
Year in Review: Top five unforgettable moments of UCLA Athletics in 2017
UCLA Athletics had a number of memorable moments in 2017. Here is the Daily Bruin’s pick for last year’s top five. No. 1: Men’s water polo’s national championship win UCLA went the entirety of 2016 without taking home a national championship win – the first time the school had gone without a national title since […]
Men’s basketball overcomes halftime deficit, defeats Washington 74-53
This post was updated Dec. 31 at 9:20 p.m. The Bruins are becoming a second-half team. After entering intermission down eight points, UCLA (11-3, 2-0 Pac-12) outscored Washington (11-4, 1-1) by 29 points after halftime to record its fourth win in a row by a score of 74-53. For the second game in a row, […]
Nick’s Notes: UCLA men’s soccer finishes season with unimpressive record
UCLA men’s soccer finished 2016 with the fewest wins it had had in eight years. This year, eight years ballooned to 48. The Bruins escaped the 2017 season with seven wins. The last time that happened was in 1959 – likely because UCLA only played a total of eight games that year and went 7-0-1. […]
UCLA names Chip Kelly new head football coach
This post was updated on Nov. 25 at 11:06 a.m. UCLA Athletics announced Saturday morning that Chip Kelly will be the Bruins’ new head coach, less than a week after UCLA fired former head coach Jim Mora. Kelly has agreed to a five-year contract worth $23.3 million, with a buyout worth $9 million. He most […]