I always like to tell people that I fell ass-backward into joining the Daily Bruin.
It was the start of my sophomore year, and the extent of my knowledge about The Bruin was realizing I went to a school that probably had a student newspaper.

UCLA Athletics made its headlines this year – bagging two new pieces of national hardware along the way. With plenty of individual and program milestones, Daily Bruin Sports steers through the top moments of the 2023-2024 year in UCLA sports.

This post was updated June 5 at 10:05 p.m.
The last Pac-12 game ever wrapped up in fitting fashion – Arizona walked off USC in the conference baseball championship under a dark Scottsdale, Arizona, sky.

This post was updated June 2 at 11:58 p.m.
UCLA has a handful of two-sport athletes, with three across its 21 chartered sports. Most recently, Gabriela Jaquez became the third, with the women’s basketball sophomore forward joining UCLA softball’s roster ahead of the NCAA tournament.

UCLA men’s basketball legend Bill Walton died of cancer Monday at age 71, the NBA announced.
“We are stunned and saddened about the news of Bill Walton’s passing,” said UCLA Athletics director Martin Jarmond in a statement.

This post was updated May 24 at 1:50 a.m.
CARLSBAD – Alicia Um Holmes gathered her team steps away from the 16th tee box.
Whispered words in the privacy of a team huddle can only be inferred – consolation after a narrow loss in the national championship, reminders of a season that featured four team and individual wins, repetition of a phrase that embodied the first-year head coach’s approach.

Avery Anderson was named director of both UCLA track and field and cross country in 2017, the third act of his Bruin career.
Seven years later, that arc is reaching its conclusion.

This post was updated May 14 at 10:28 p.m.
Adam Wright is no stranger to winning the last game of the season.
The now-coach of both UCLA men’s and women’s water polo won two national championships as a Bruin and added four more in a seven-year span as coach of the men’s team.

This post was updated May 7 at 9:32 p.m.
UCLA men’s volleyball claimed its second national championship in as many seasons with a win over Long Beach State on Saturday.

This post was updated May 2 at 5:21 p.m.
Midweek baseball basked in the sun and breeze at Eddy D. Field Stadium, with views of the Pacific Ocean beyond the left-field wall.