Around the League: March 7

GymnasticsAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor The postseason is right around the corner. No. 2 UCLA (7-1, 6-0 Pac-12) suffered its first loss of the season to No. 1 Oklahoma on Sunday, falling to the Sooners by two-tenths of a point. The Bruins will next host No. 23 Stanford (1-5, 1-5), marking UCLA’s first home meet […]

Men’s basketball heads north in hopes of season’s second win against Stanford

The Bruins have momentum. Coming off a 75-67 overtime win against California on Wednesday night, UCLA men’s basketball (13-12, 6-6 Pac-12) will head to Palo Alto to take on Stanford (13-11, 6-6) on Saturday. The Bruins and Cardinal are tied for sixth in the conference standings, with the Cardinal most recently overcoming a 14-point deficit […]

With three road wins under its belt, gymnastics returns home for Arizona meet

The Bruins are back home after three weeks on the road – but it may not seem much different. “It’s almost like everywhere we go, it’s our home court,” said associate head coach Chris Waller. “Our athletes get introduced and the crowd is cheering for them like we’re at home.” After competing in front of […]

UCLA Athletics announces plans to build academic center for student-athletes

Student-athletes will have a new place to study. A plan to construct an on-campus academic facility designed for UCLA’s nearly 700 student-athletes is in the works, UCLA Athletics announced Wednesday. The facility will be known as the Mo Ostin Academic Center for Student-Athletes. Morris “Mo” Ostin, a music executive and UCLA alum, gifted $15 million […]

3-point shot struggles, turnover troubles doom men’s basketball against Washington

The Bruins had no answer to the Husky offense. UCLA men’s basketball (12-10, 5-4 Pac-12) fell 69-55 to Washington (18-4, 9-0) on Saturday in Seattle. Both teams shot 42.6 percent from the field but the Bruins hit only 26.7 percent from 3 – nearly 20 percent behind the Huskies’ 45.8 percent from deep. Coming off its […]

Despite early lead, men’s basketball trails Washington at half after 18 turnovers

The Bruins let turnovers get the best of them. After turning the ball over 18 times, UCLA men’s basketball (12-9, 5-3 Pac-12) is down 31-23 to Washington (17-4, 8-0) at the half in Seattle. Despite an early 10-1 run, the Bruins could not fall into an offensive rhythm, shooting 43.5 percent from the field and […]