The Rundown: Feb. 7

SoftballDavid Gottlieb, Sports editor UCLA softball was picked to finish second in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll, which was released Monday. The Bruins were one of just two teams to receive first-place votes. The remaining seven first-place votes went to Oregon, which the coaches expect to win the conference. The conference rankings don’t quite line […]

Unity is highlight of gymnastics meet supporting abuse victims

Under normal circumstances, UCLA’s gymnastics meet against Oklahoma would have been billed as a showdown between two top-tier programs with national championship ambitions. The individual scores and the final results would have taken center stage. The circumstances ceased to be normal when nearly 200 female gymnasts testified in court against former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry […]

Gymnastics’ first season loss takes backseat to overwhelming support

Nearly 10,000 fans came to watch No. 4 UCLA gymnastics take on No. 1 Oklahoma in a meet that celebrated a sport reeling from a high-profile sexual abuse scandal. A celebration they got. Both the Bruins (4-1, 1-0 Pac-12) and the Sooners (3-1) put on a show. There were a combined total of six perfect […]

UCLA gymnastics gets ready to face top-ranked Oklahoma

The Bruins will finally return to Pauley Pavilion after three road trips to find the top team in the country waiting for them. No. 4 UCLA gymnastics (8-0, 1-0 Pac-12) returns home to face two-time defending national champion No. 1 Oklahoma (3-1) on Sunday. This will be the Bruins first home meet since Jan. 6. […]

Around the League: Pac-12 gymnastics show strong representation in top 25

Gymnastics Kelsey Angus, assistant Sports editor Seven of the eight Pac-12 gymnastics teams are ranked in the top 25 this week. No. 13 Oregon State (2-1, 1-1 Pac-12) took down No. 21 Stanford (0-2, 0-2) by a score of 196.975-195.550 on Saturday. The Beavers began behind after the first rotation, but quickly gained the lead […]

The Rundown: Jan. 31

Men’s tennisMelissa Zhang, assistant Sports editor Sophomore Evan Zhu earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors Tuesday for his dominant performance in both singles and doubles during the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. Zhu clinched No. 6 UCLA’s (6-0) spot in the ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championship with his 6-4, 6-4 victory over Utah State’s Sergiu […]

UCLA gymnastics to stand united with abuse victims after Nassar ruling

Coach Valorie Kondos Field’s primary job is to coach UCLA gymnastics, but in the midst of her team’s unbeaten season, she’s kept an eye on the changes USA Gymnastics has gone through. Last week, former USA gymnastics team and Michigan State athletics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for […]