With the fourth week of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports gives an updated version of its Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 6 Arizona (18-2, 6-1) The Wildcats retain the top spot in our rankings after taking down Stanford and Cal on the road. Arizona has won four straight games by an […]
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UCLA football’s Ellis McCarthy to forgo senior season, enter NFL draft
Junior defensive lineman Ellis McCarthy will forgo his senior season at UCLA at enter the 2015 NFL draft, McCarthy announced on Twitter Tuesday. “This was an extremely difficult decision but it is best for my family and myself,” McCarthy said in a statement tweeted from his account. “I will always be grateful for the opportunities […]
Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Jan. 6
With the first weekend of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports gives its take on which teams are the best and worst in the conference. 1. Arizona (13-1, 1-0 Pac-12) A 71-67 loss to UNLV derailed Arizona’s hopes for an undefeated season and dropped the Wildcats down to No. 7. Arizona quickly […]
Men’s basketball’s Wanaah Bail ruled academically ineligible
UCLA men’s basketball’s sophomore forward Wanaah Bail has been ruled academically ineligible and will miss the remainder of the season, UCLA Athletics announced Saturday. Bail did not travel with the team to Alabama for its game Sunday. In 11 games played this season, Bail averaged 1.5 points and 2.6 rebounds in nine minutes per game. […]
Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. Stanford
Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score and give a short reasoning behind their predictions. To keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, the “prediction differential” statistic shows the average difference between the writer’s predicted margin of victory and the actual […]
Football scouting report: Stanford
Offense: QB Kevin Hogan (No. 8, senior) The 2014 version of the Cardinal offense is a tad bit different than previous iterations. Yes, Stanford remains a pro-style attack predicated on a powerful, downhill running game, but the team is now without a feature back, such as Stepfan Taylor or Tyler Gaffney, and instead goes with […]
Students protest UC tuition hike proposal
This post was updated on Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. More than 150 students marched through campus and held a sit-in at the chancellor’s office Tuesday to protest a recent University proposal that could raise tuition by up to 5 percent annually for the next five years. Students held signs that read “Fund our future, […]