Category Archives: Sports

King of swing Heinrich catapults from batting depths to hitting highs By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA head baseball coach Gary Adams wasn’t sure that junior left fielder Jon Heinrichs would ever succeed at this school. Although he was a standout player at Grossmont High School in San Diego, and possessed the speed and […]

M. Tennis takes title, crushes Cardinal By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA men’s tennis team rolled into the National Indoors over the weekend with a perfect 7-0 record and the No. 2 ranking in the nation. After four days on the quick courts at Louisville, the Bruins retained their perfect record and defeated […]

M. volleyball expects to eat Irvine alive Solid blocking team anticipates upholding winning streak on path to Final Four By Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff If common opponents are any indication, the No. 3 UCLA men’s volleyball team should have little trouble extending its six-match winning streak in tonight’s matchup at No. 14 UC Irvine […]

Althouse breaks own record twice Both women’s and men’s track prevail at L.A. Invitational By Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Senior Staff Valeyta Althouse’s only competition these days seems to be herself. The senior shot putter was at the Los Angeles Invitational at the Sports Arena this weekend , where she broke her own collegiate record […]

Power and precision Gymnasts Stella Umeh and Leah Homma may share a room, hometown and love for their sport, but the two could not be more different when it comes to artistic style, musical choices and personality. By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff If you want an enigmatical experience, try watching the UCLA women’s gymnastics […]

UCLA creates Pac-10 riptide By A. CinQue Carter Daily Bruin Contributor After a week of waiting and a weekend of competition, the results are finally in, and the UCLA swim team finished an impressive second overall in the Pacific 10 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. After the swimming portion of the championships, which were competed […]

W. gym wins despite missteps Bruins overcome mistakes, continue undefeated streak By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff It was the last home meet of the regular season for the No. 5 UCLA women’s gymnastics team Saturday night and, despite several setbacks, the Bruins managed their second highest score of the season (194.800) to beat California […]