Category Archives: Sports

O’Bannon puts icing on cake Junior forward sinks shot to give Bruins 61-59 win over ‘SC By Scott Yamaguchi and Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Staff LOS ANGELES — Raise a glass to Charles O’Bannon, who celebrated his 21st birthday Thursday, and celebrated in grand fashion. O’Bannon, a junior forward on the No. 15 UCLA men’s […]

Softball bites at chance to play Bulldogs Saturday Intra-state rivalry to continue in Fresno By Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Contributor After being rained out of two doubleheaders last weekend in Northern California and with storms reeking havoc with its practice schedule this past week, the UCLA softball team is happy about heading out of rain-soaked […]

M. volleyball to face No.5 Stanford after week off By Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff After winning four straight matches, the No. 3 UCLA men’s volleyball team figures to be tested on the road this weekend, as they take on No. 5 Stanford tonight and an upstart Pacific team on Saturday evening. As one of […]

W. hoops anticipates Trojan war Bruins prepare defense against Troy’s Thompson By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff When the UCLA women’s basketball team last met the University of Southern California, it was riding high. Oh, how things have changed. The 96-77 loss to USC (11-11 overall, 6-7 Pacific 10) was the beginning of a downward […]

Byrnes fired up for Six-Pac opener Former Stanford recruit turned Bruin ready to take hit at Cardinal foe By Brian Purcell As UCLA sophomore rightfielder Eric Byrnes developed into a first team All-State player at St. Francis High School, it seemed inevitable that upon graduation he would take his skills to Stanford University. After all, […]

Track and field ready for meets By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Staff As the NCAA Indoor Championships loom just two weeks ahead, the UCLA men’s and women’s track and field teams will split squads this week, with some members participating in the Los Angeles Invitational at the Sports Arena, some competing at an indoor meet […]

W. gym aims to maintain momentum By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff As the half way point in the season rolls by, the UCLA women’s gymnastics team (8-2 overall) has had one thing on its mind: building momentum. And so far, it’s worked. After a slow start, the Bruins have had three solid team performances […]