On March 14, ESPN.com Major League Baseball analyst Keith Law took to Twitter to talk about a team that he rarely – if ever – speaks about: UCLA baseball. “UCLA freshman (right-handed pitcher) Griffin Canning, a potential high pick in 2017, has now thrown 178 pitches over seven calendar days. He’s just 18 (years) old,” […]
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Out of Bounds – March 30, 2015
New show hosts Aubrey Yeo and Matthew Joye take the mic to discuss the UCLA sporting events from over spring break, such as UCLA men’s basketball’s Sweet 16 loss to Gonzaga. Daily Bruin men’s basketball columnist Kevin Bowman visits the studio to analyze the Gonzaga game and talk about the prospects for next year’s men’s basketball […]
Wide receiver Devin Lucien leaves UCLA football, looks to transfer
Redshirt junior wide receiver Devin Lucien has left the UCLA football team and plans to transfer, according to reports from the Los Angeles Times and Bruin Report Online. Entering the 2014 season, Lucien was projected to be the starting Z receiver for the Bruins. He finished the year ranked third on the team with 29 […]
Baseball continues win streak following extra-inning victory over Washington
Nearly two weeks ago, UCLA baseball played its longest game of the year so far – a 13-inning contest against Washington. The game lasted four hours and 34 minutes, testing the will and resolve of both teams. UCLA senior closer David Berg went well beyond his usual pitch count, going a career-high six innings – […]
Men’s basketball falls to Gonzaga 74-62 in Sweet 16
HOUSTON — Heartbreak City doesn’t refer to Houston, apparently. After falling behind by 19 to Gonzaga, there was no late-game magic for UCLA this time, as the Bruins fell 74-62 in the Sweet 16. The first half was hardly an example of top-tier play, as both UCLA and Gonzaga found themselves mired in simultaneous cold […]
Men’s basketball trails Gonzaga 35-28 at halftime in the Sweet 16
HOUSTON — It may not be pretty, but at least the half is over. That’s the best that could be said after the Bruins and the Bulldogs combined to miss 48 shots during a foul-ridden first half of play, with Gonzaga holding a 35-28 lead at the break. Far from their high scoring first meeting, […]
Scoring runs may prove pivotal in Sweet 16 matchup against Gonzaga
In March Madness, a team’s season could come down to a single scoring run. Just ask the 2006 Gonzaga Bulldogs, who allowed the Bruins to mount an 11-0 run over the final 3:26 of the Sweet 16 game that year. Gonzaga led UCLA by double digits for almost the entire game – but it didn’t […]