
Junior center Lauren Betts was not jumping at center court for the first time this season.
But even without their top scorer, the Bruins didn’t miss a beat.
The short-handed No.

This post was updated Dec. 15 at 1:02 p.m.
Cori Close has reached a summit for UCLA head coaches.
A 102-51 victory for No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) against Long Beach State (5-4, 2-0 Big West) at Walter Pyramid on Saturday marked Close’s 297th win as the Bruins’ head coach.

Sophomore Sydney Barros performs a floor routine for the first time in Pauley Pavilion
on Saturday. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Sydney Barros sat on the sidelines last year.
The sophomore tore her ACL – for the second time – in 2023 while vying for an Olympic spot representing Puerto Rico at the Central American Games.
Mayor Karen Bass revealed the inner workings of her efforts to combat homelessness and answered questions about it in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 13.
The event – hosted alongside Jim Newton, a professor in the communication department and editor in chief of the Blueprint magazine – began with discussion about the results of the Nov.
Two weeks ahead of UCLA gymnastics’ annual Meet the Bruins intrasquad, coach Janelle McDonald sat down with the Daily Bruin gymnastics beat to reflect on the end of the squad’s 2024 season and how her team is looking as she heads into her third year at the helm of the program.
With the calendar year coming to a close and Apple Music Replay or Spotify Wrapped highlights popping up all around, there is no better time to reflect on all of the excellent music of 2024 than now.