Category Archives: Sports

W. tennis forced to step up Bruins will face toughest competition yet as they head to National Indoor Tourney By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff Call it a mid-term exam. Call it a gut check. Call it what you desire but one thing is for sure as the UCLA women’s tennis team travels to Madison, […]

Listen up Trojans… Firing head coach is not going to help USC defeat Bruins By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Columnist Memo to the University of Southern California: So, tonight it’s your turn to host the men’s basketball cross-town grudge match. Pardon me, "grudge match" is something of a misnomer. What I meant to say was […]

Twist of fate leads to UCLA Portocarrero surpasses struggles to compete for UCLA gymnastics By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff After spending 16 years of her life battling to stay in gymnastics, Louisa Portocarrero knows what it means to struggle. Born in Nicaragua, Portocarrero was raised in Guatemala, a small Central American country where, at […]

Bruins try to round up a victory against Gauchos UCLA designated hitters Olson, Theodorou lead team with high averages By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Contributor With a record of 9-4, a No. 6 national ranking, and a recent three-game sweep of Pepperdine, the fun is just beginning for the UCLA baseball team. But before the […]

McCoy comes alive to defy critics Exceptional freshman ends season lull to lead Bruins on journey to NCAA tourney By Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Senior Staff He’s in a slump. It’s just a mid-season lull. All freshmen go through these phases. Jelani McCoy has heard all of the excuses, but he’s not buying them. As […]

Romar takes head position at Pepperdine Men’s basketball assistant coach to leave at season end By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Staff Among the consequences of last year’s NCAA Championship has been the gradual dismantling of UCLA men’s basketball head coach Jim Harrick’s assistant coaching staff. On Monday, Pepperdine University announced that Lorenzo Romar, a fifth-year […]

 February 20, 1996 Toiling in obscurity Zak Ammirato is hailed by teammates as an exceptional player and all-around nice guy. So why hasn’t anyone else heard of him? By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Contributor The praise arrives in truckloads. "Any time you look at Zak Ammirato you want everybody to play like him," junior […]