A dominant season met a moment rooted in emotion.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (26-4) sent off its seniors with a 5-0 sweep against Cal State Bakersfield (10-22) on Tuesday at Mapes Beach.

Jackie Robinson famously lettered in four sports at UCLA, and he may have been best at football.
Though the MLB trailblazer is remembered by the “42” he wore as a Brooklyn Dodger, the Bruin donned “28” on the gridiron when he led the nation in yards per punt return in back-to-back seasons in 1939 and 1940.

A baker refines a recipe.
An engineer designs hundreds of models.
A collegiate gymnast practices on beam over and over again.
All of them in pursuit of one thing: perfection.

For many competitors, coming up short only strengthens the desire to win.
One year after a second-place finish in the 2025 NCAA Championship, the Bruins have an opportunity to one-up themselves and their competition.

The regular season may be coming to an end, but questions about what the star-studded Bruin lineup will look like next year are only beginning.
With the departure of a crucial senior core, coach John Hawks will need the right pieces to step up and replicate their elite production.

UCLA football will be 0-0 for a while
No games can be won from now until Sept. 5 when UCLA faces California for the first game of the 2026 season.

Oklahoma
Ranking: No. 1 seed
Strength: Vault
Weakness: Bars
X-Factor: Addison Fatta
Oklahoma is dominant.
The Sooners were the No. 1 squad in the nation for nine weeks in a row during the regular season, owning an NQS of 197.980 and top-five rankings on every event.