Three hats and a future were laid out before Jordan Payton. The then-high school senior stood in front of cameras at the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, behind a table on which three hats were placed, each bearing the logo of the three schools to which Payton had narrowed his selection down. UCLA. Notre Dame. […]
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Offense rebounds from injury to key player to defeat UC Riverside 57-43
The stadium was silent. Fans whispered on the other side of the arena as medical staff attended to freshman guard Jordin Canada. Defending a fast break in the first half and trailing by 10 points, the nation’s top 2014 point guard recruit leaped for the block, but UC Riverside redshirt senior guard Dynese Adams stayed […]
UCLA swim and dive dominates in East Coast meets, breaks records
This week, the UCLA swim team and dive team both traveled to the East Coast, but to different destinations. The swimmers flew to Greensboro, N.C. for a four-day meet at the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships. While the divers participated in a three-day meet at the Georgia Fall Invitational held in Athens, Ga., over the […]
Men’s basketball looks to form bench identity in final mid-major games
It’d be tough to blame UCLA if it started to look ahead. No. 9 Gonzaga comes to town in eight days, and a trip to Chicago to take on vaunted No. 1 Kentucky follows a week after that. Both games offer a bit of redemption for the Bruins, after UCLA (6-2) dropped its first two […]
Daily Bruin Sports looks at three remaining teams in NCAA playoffs
No. 2 men’s soccer No. 2 seed UCLA men’s soccer is in the midst of its deepest postseason run since 2011, and is coming off arguably in its best offensive performance of the season in the third round match against No. 15 seed Cal last weekend. Though the Bruins (13-4-4) have been without one of […]
Bruins primed for improvements following tournament in Bahamas
For a coach whose team just returned from a seventh-place finish in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and which was throttled on national television by North Carolina less than a week ago, Steve Alford was unexpectedly pleased with UCLA’s performance last week during Tuesday’s media availability. While those watching the games saw the Bruins’ mistakes, […]
UCLA women’s volleyball hosts first two rounds of NCAA championships
With a five-set win against USC last Friday, the women’s volleyball team hopes to continue its momentum on the court for the NCAA Tournament. “We don’t have a goal, no expectations, no overall goals,” said coach Mike Sealy. “Just try to play our best.” On Sunday, the NCAA announced 2014 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship […]