Rio recap: Aug. 13

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. Men’s volleyball USA vs. France It looked like Team USA wasn’t going to get the win […]

Rio recap: Aug. 9

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 gymnastics: Team Final This U.S. women’s gymnastics team might just be the best ever. In […]

Rio recap: Aug. 7

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 beach volleyball: USA vs. Poland It started off so well for the Americans Lauren Fendrick […]

Volleyball coach John Speraw looks into past success for victory in Rio

After a top-four finish during his collegiate season, UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw now focuses on an even more daunting task – bringing home gold during the Rio 2016 Olympics. Speraw and his staff have assembled one of the youngest teams to ever compete in the Olympics. The average age of the squad comes […]

John Speraw extends contract to coach Team USA through 2020 Olympics

It’s tough enough coaching one big volleyball program, but John Speraw will be pulling double duty for another four years. USA Volleyball announced Wednesday that Speraw agreed to a four-year contract extension that runs through the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. “It’s incredible to be able to represent your country,” Speraw said. “Coaching Team USA and […]

Battle of the Editors: Rookie of the year

Battle of the Editors: Next year’s Daily Bruin Sports editors square off in their first co-publication ever. The new kids at the helm argue who they think should be UCLA’s rookie of the year. TuAnh Dam: Josh Rosen Few freshmen come into Westwood with more fanfare than UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen. The Manhattan Beach native […]

The Rundown: May 10

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Tennis coaches earn honors No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis has a ways to go before it knows exactly how to classify the 2016 season, but the coaches who have helped the team get to this point are already gaining recognition. […]