Category Archives: Sports

Baseball charges at Matadors Bruin southpaw pitching will come in handy vs. Cal State Northridge By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA baseball team opens a season of high expectations today, as it hosts the Cal State Northridge Matadors at 3 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins are ranked No. 10 in the […]

UCLA baseball embraces Valent By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA baseball head coach Gary Adams recalls the moment Eric Valent told him he was coming to UCLA as one of the happiest moments of his recruiting career. "We were sitting in his Canyon High School dugout when he told me," Adams said. "We were […]

M. volleyball ready to pin Matadors By Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA men’s volleyball team will open its Mountain Pacific Sports Federation schedule tonight as it travels to Northridge to face the Matadors. With wins over Loyola Marymount and UC San Diego, Cal State Northridge (3-2, 2-0) is currently undefeated in federation play. […]

Lifting mats to reveal gym secrets By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff Gymnastics, like figure skating, is one of those sports that everybody watches but not many people understand. UCLA women’s gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos keeps a list of common misuse of gymnastics terminology in her desk. Among other things, she stresses that the gymnasts […]

Alums drop game to Bruins in last inning By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Contributor "Out with the old and in with the new" sang the UCLA baseball team this Saturday as it defeated the UCLA alumni team, 5-4, in the Bruins’ only preseason/exhibition game of the year. Assembling a lineup that resembled a who’s-not of […]

M. hoops succumb to Louisville Numerous turnovers kill hopes for Bruin victory, even with last-minute comeback at buzzer By Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Senior Staff Despite averaging 18.1 turnovers per game, the UCLA men’s basketball team had been winning games. But sooner or later, head coach Jim Harrick knew his team’s luck would run out. […]

Palm Springs puts on heat, m. tennis cools down By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Contributor Last weekend’s Palm Springs Invitational Tournament seemed like a golden opportunity for the UCLA men’s tennis team to put up some strong individual efforts against elevated competition. A mixture of injuries and family concerns, however, made the tournament a trivial […]