Beach volleyball
Sam Barbir, Daily Bruin contributor
Staying at the top can sometimes be more difficult than getting there.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (9-1) will head up to Stanford, California, to compete in the MPSF Midseason Rumble against Oregon (3-4), No.

No. 2 UCLA gymnastics is finding its stride as it enters the second half of the season. The squad could be on a steady climb to the top throughout the remainder of its year.

No. 2 UCLA gymnastics will head to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to compete against No. 15 Michigan on Sunday – the only two programs in the Big Ten to clinch a national title.

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 12:23 a.m.
Emily Lee is too good to lead off.
The senior has been UCLA gymnastics’ signature starter on multiple events, earning herself the nickname Emily “Lee-doff” Lee.

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 12:32 a.m.
A moment the Bruins have waited for more than two years has arrived.
Years removed from the university’s decision to depart the Pac-12, No.

Illness is unpredictable.
It limited sophomore center Aday Mara to just 10 minutes Saturday, while junior guard Skyy Clark defied the odds with one of his best performances of the season.

This post was updated Jan. 28 at 11:11 p.m.
An injury to the Bruins’ leading scorer could have been a disaster – especially before one of college basketball’s biggest rivalry games.

Doing it once could just be a fluke.
But doing it twice starts to prove a trend.
On Saturday night, No. 8 UCLA gymnastics posted a 197.550 team score for the second week in a row – the nation’s fifth-highest score this year.

Coach Mick Cronin’s roster is full of talent.
From junior forward Tyler Bilodeau, sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr., sophomore guard Sebastian Mack and more – the UCLA men’s basketball coach has no shortage of potential.

California lifted its emergency drought period in March of 2023.
And in December of 2024, the Bruins ended an eight-year drought of their own.
No. 22 UCLA men’s basketball took down No.