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Dan Arritt

The UCLA baseball team celebrates after advancing to the College World Series with a 7-0 victory over UT-San Antonio on Sunday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA swept the best-of-three super regional and takes an 11-game win streak to the CWS, which begins later this week in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by UCLA Athletics)

NCAA baseball: UCLA clinches College World Series spot by shutting out UTSA

June 9, 2025 at 11:26 p.m.

The Bruins complete a super regional sweep with a 7-0 win, their 11th straight, to earn their first CWS appearance in 12 years in their turnaround from a 19-win season...

NCAA baseball: UCLA rallies past UTSA in super regional opener

June 8, 2025 at 2:09 a.m.

Michael Barnett rebounds and Roman Martin drives in three runs as the Bruins win, 5-2, and move one win away from a trip to the College World Series.

Miles Partain, left, and Andy Benesh, win the men’s AVP Huntington Beach Open on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

AVP Huntington Beach Open: Miles Partain, Andy Benesh win men’s title

May 12, 2025 at 2:35 a.m.

Pacific Palisades’ Partain and Rancho Palos Verdes’ Benesh win the tournament without dropping a set, while USC alums Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft fall to top-seeded Kristen Nuss and Taryn...

Hagen Smith reacts during a match at the AVP Huntington Beach Open on Saturday, May 11, 2025. (Photo courtesy of AVP)

AVP Huntington Beach Open: Hagen Smith, Logan Webber reach semifinals

May 11, 2025 at 3:38 a.m.

The son of beach volleyball legend Sinjin Smith, Hagen Smith helps extend his team’s best run with two three-set wins on Saturday.

Team USA’s Miles Partain returns a shot during a pool-play match against Cuba during the 2024 Olympic beach volleyball tournament last summer in Paris. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG)

AVP Huntington Beach Open: Miles Partain finds solace on the sand

May 9, 2025 at 8:03 a.m.

Partain, who lost his family home to the Palisades Fire and was not able to rejoin the UCLA indoor team for one final season, is navigating the aftermath with 2024...

UCI first baseman Anthony Martinez went 3 for 4 with a walk and two runs scored in a 5-1 nonconference victory over Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo courtesy of UC Irvine Athletics)

No. 9 UC Irvine beats Cal State Fullerton at Angel Stadium

April 29, 2025 at 11:18 p.m.

A day after ascending to their highest Baseball America ranking since 2014, the Anteaters (33-9) check all the boxes in a 5-1 victory, their eighth in a row.

UC Irvine center Bent Leuchten, left, takes a shot as UAB forward Christian Coleman (4) and forward Yaxel Lendeborg (3) defend during their NIT quarterfinal on Wednesday night, March 26, 2025, at UCI’s Bren Events Center. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Bent Leuchten fulfills his potential, leads UC Irvine into NIT semifinals

March 31, 2025 at 3:59 p.m.

The 7-foot-1 German center, who averaged seven minutes per game as a freshman, has blossomed into a first-team All-Big West player and one of the program’s best ambassadors.

UC Irvine forward Devin Tillis drives to the basket past Northern Colorado guard Zach Bloch during the first half of their NIT first-round game on Wednesday night, March 19, 2025, at UCI’s Bren Events Center. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

UC Irvine pulls away from Northern Colorado to win NIT opener

March 19, 2025 at 10:39 p.m.

Devin Tillis has 24 points, Bent Leuchten has 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the top-seeded Anteaters erase a nine-point second-half deficit in an 82-72 win. UCI will host Jacksonville...

UC Irvine guard Myles Che drives as UC San Diego guard Hayden Gray defends during the first half of the Big West Tournament championship game on Saturday night in Henderson, Nev. UCI lost and missed out on a spot in the NCAA Tournament but was awarded one of the top seeds in the 32-team NIT. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

UC Irvine gets a No. 1 seed in NIT amid ‘difficult reality’ of mid-major plight

March 16, 2025 at 8:33 p.m.

The Anteaters (28-6), who will host Northern Colorado on Wednesday, knew their only path to a spot in the NCAA Tournament was via the Big West’s automatic berth in an...

UC Irvine center Bent Leuchten, center, shields the ball from UC San Diego’s Aidan Burke, left, and Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones during the first half of the Big West Tournament championship game on Saturday night in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

UC San Diego tops UC Irvine for Big West Tournament title, 1st NCAA tourney trip

March 26, 2025 at 1:29 a.m.

The top-seeded Tritons pull away late to beat the second-seeded Anteaters, 75-61, reaching the Big Dance in their first year of eligibility and denying UCI, which was looking to make...

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