Friday, April 25, 2025

AdvertiseDonateSubmit
NewsSportsArtsOpinionThe QuadPhotoVideoIllustrationsCartoonsGraphicsThe StackPRIMEEnterpriseInteractivesPodcastsGamesClassifiedsPrint issues
Features

Baseball

April 20, 2025 11:27 p.m.
Injury-ridden seasons finally behind UCLA baseball, 4 pitchers back on the mound

Redshirt junior right-hander Josh Alger follows through on his motion at Jackie Robinson Stadium. After a myriad of injuries kept him off the mound since his senior year of high school, Alger had to wait till his fourth season at UCLA to make his collegiate debut, which came Feb. 15. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)

Josh Alger came in to shut the door in the Bruins’ 18-2 victory Feb. 15.
But it was probably unclear for many in the stands why sophomore catcher Blake Balsz gave the redshirt junior right-hander a long embrace – or why past and present Bruins flooded social media with words for Alger – after a routine relief appearance in an early-season blowout.

By Kai Dizon

Features

April 12, 2025 4:57 p.m.
‘Bigger than football’: Transfer Mikey Matthews resets tone for receivers’ room

Mikey Matthews didn’t walk into the Bruins’ receiver room looking to ease in. The first thing on his to-do list was to give his group one command.

By Ira Gorawara

Features

March 17, 2025 10:31 p.m.

From childhood to college, Sebastian Mack showcases grit, tenacity on the court

Blood dripped from his nose. His coach signaled for him to step off. His mom urged from the stands. But Sebastian Mack wasn’t going to budge.

By Ira Gorawara

Features

Feb. 19, 2025 8:18 p.m.

Freshman Mika Webster-Longin competes with hard work, Olympic-sized dreams

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 12:06 a.m.
Mika Webster-Longin walked into coach Lisa Terry’s club gym in 2020 afraid to hang onto the uneven bars.

By Samantha Garcia

searching for more articles...

Featured Classifieds
More classifieds »