FootballMelissa Zhang, assistant Sports editor Several individuals on the UCLA football team were recently named to different award watch lists for their efforts on the field. The Football Writers Association of America recognized rising redshirt senior Scott Quessenberry as a contender for this year’s Outland Trophy for the nation’s best interior lineman. Quessenberry was also […]
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The Rundown: July 10
Men’s basketballRyan Smith, assistant Sports editor Former UCLA men’s basketball standouts and top-20 NBA draft picks in June, T.J. Leaf and Lonzo Ball have impressed so far for their new teams at the NBA Summer League. Second overall pick Lonzo Ball made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers in Las Vegas on Friday night […]
UCLA baseball loses two recruits, keeps Bird after MLB Draft
UCLA baseball wasn’t able to hold on to its two top recruits this year, but coach John Savage saw that coming. “It was completely predictable,” Savage said. “You’ve got to know what other people are thinking about those players when it comes to the draft.” Those two players were Hunter Greene and Hagen Danner, a […]
Bruin volleyball seniors get ball rolling into new stages of life
It’s time for Jackson Bantle and Hagen Smith to get out of California. The two volleyball seniors have always called Southern California home and have attended school together in Los Angeles for 17 years. “I would say it’s very similar to having brothers on the court at the same time,” said Loyola High School volleyball […]
UCLA softball season ends in disappointment after promising start
For UCLA softball, it was a season that started with high hopes, yet ended like the two previous. The Bruins advanced to the College World Series in Oklahoma City, one of their goals of the season. However, they failed to attain their biggest goal of the season – winning the program’s 13th national championship and […]
Relay team cracks UCLA top 10 at NCAA prelims, gets championship spot
Forty seconds isn’t much time. It’s hardly enough time to read a single page from a favorite book or microwave some ramen. But for four Bruin sprinters, it was more than enough time to cover 400 meters. In 39.32 seconds, redshirt junior Eldridge Massington, sophomore Rai Benjamin, senior Darnell Roberson and junior Leon Powell ran […]
Softball exits Women’s College World Series after falling to Washington
Ali Aguilar stepped to the plate to lead off the sixth inning for the Washington Huskies. The game was scoreless. Moments later, a softball off Aguilar’s bat landed 273 feet away from home plate, giving Washington a 1-0 advantage over UCLA. The No. 5-seeded Bruins could not answer back, and their season ended Saturday night […]