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Kai Dizon | Assistant Photo editor

Dizon is a 2026-27 assistant Photo editor, Sports senior staff, and an Illustrations and Cartoons contributor. He was previously a 2024-25 assistant Sports editor on the baseball, men's tennis, women’s tennis and women's volleyball beats, a Sports reporter on the men’s water polo beat, and a Photo and Podcasts contributor. He is also a fourth-year ecology, behavior and evolution student from Chicago.

Football

Sept. 25, 2026 9:34 p.m.

Gameday Predictions: UCLA football vs. Maryland

UCLA football (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) began its conference slate with a victory last week and now has the chance to continue its win streak against Maryland (2-1) on Saturday on the road.

By Gabriela Garcia, Jacob Nguyen, Amelia Chief, and Kai Dizon

Football

Sept. 25, 2026 12:06 a.m.

Maryland’s quarterback expected to be a formidable challenge for UCLA football

Nico Iamaleava will run through a wall for his team.
He will even let the wall run through him.
The senior quarterback proved it less than a year ago, when he led a game-winning drive against the Terrapins at the Rose Bowl.

By Kai Dizon

Daily Bruin: In Focus

Sept. 21, 2026 3:42 p.m.

Gallery: UCLA football rolls past Purdue 52-38 in offensive shootout

UCLA football (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) out dueled Purdue (1-2, 0-1) in a Saturday night shootout at the Rose Bowl 52-38. Five different Bruins found pay dirt as the team totaled 645 yards of offense – the most the program has accumulated in a single game since 2019.

By Kai Dizon and Chenrui Zhang

Football

Sept. 20, 2026 9:12 p.m.

Five Things: UCLA football vs. Purdue

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 11:13 p.m.
UCLA football (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) picked up its first conference win 52-38 against Purdue (1-2, 0-1) on Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

By Kai Dizon

Football

Sept. 19, 2026 1:19 p.m.

Gameday Predictions: UCLA football vs. Purdue

This post was updated Sept. 20 at 3:06 p.m.
UCLA football (2-0) has opened the 2026 season with its best start to a campaign since 2023 and now has the opportunity to go undefeated through three games as it faces Purdue (1-1) Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.

By Jacob Nguyen, Kai Dizon, and Barnett Salle-Widelock

Sports

Sept. 18, 2026 10:10 p.m.

‘She’s my Mbappé’: With star forward, UCLA women’s soccer upsets Ohio State

Any hardware-worthy squad is going to have a superstar.
Leena Powell could be the Bruins’.
“When I watch the World Cup, when I’ve got my No.

By Kai Dizon

Baseball

Sept. 17, 2026 8:57 p.m.

Dizon’s Disposition: Predicting UCLA baseball’s 2027 starting lineups amid roster shakeup

Editor’s note: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that Brandon Leon and Maverek Russell would be a part of UCLA baseball’s 2026-27 lineup. Because neither of them will play at UCLA in the upcoming season, the lineup prediction has been updated.

By Kai Dizon

Football

Sept. 15, 2026 10:59 p.m.

2026 Big Ten Preview: Northwestern

UCLA is set to enter its third season in the Big Ten following a sophomore campaign during which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any Big Ten school.

By Kai Dizon

Football

Aug. 30, 2026 9:38 p.m.

Between Two Bruins: Daily Bruin Sports answers the top questions about the 2026 season

This post was updated Aug. 31 at 1:38 a.m.
UCLA football is days away from opening the 2026 campaign against former Pac-12 rival California. Daily Bruin Sports gathered some of the biggest questions surrounding the squad in its first season under coach Bob Chesney.