This post was updated on March 21 at 12:10 p.m. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bruins are headed back to the Sweet 16. With a 92-75 win over the University of Alabama-Birmingham in the Round of 32 Saturday, UCLA punched its ticket to Houston for the next round of the NCAA Tournament, thanks largely to a […]
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UCLA men’s basketball leads UAB 46-37 at halftime
This post was updated on March 21 at 11:16 a.m. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three weeks ago, UCLA and the University of Alabama-Birmingham were considered long shots to reach the NCAA tournament. Now, one of them is just a half away from being one of 16 teams left with a shot at the national championship. Tony Parker […]
UCLA men’s basketball advances to third round of NCAAs with close win
LOUSIVILLE, Ky. — After sneaking into the NCAA Tournament, No. 11-seed UCLA continued to prove its doubters wrong, defeating No. 6-seed Southern Methodist University 60-59 Thursday at the KFC Yum! Center. The Bruins jumped out to a 34-30 halftime lead, thanks in large part to sophomore guard Bryce Alford, who scored 12 first-half points, all […]
UCLA men’s basketball leads SMU 34-30 at halftime
This post was updated on March 19 at 1:48 p.m. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thirty minutes before UCLA’s second-round NCAA tournament game against Southern Methodist University, No. 14-seed University of Alabama-Birmingham upset No. 3-seed Iowa State, paving a much easier path to the Sweet 16 for the Bruins. But for that path to be realized, No. 11-seed […]
UCLA softball’s pitching leads team to three-game sweep of Utah
It was business as usual for the UCLA softball team this past weekend. The No. 13 Bruins (27-5, 3-0 Pac-12) swept the Utah Utes (17-9, 0-3) in a three-game home series, maintaining their stranglehold over the Utes in Easton Stadium. Since Utah joined the Pac-12 in 2011, UCLA has hosted three home series against the […]
Closer David Berg’s career outing lifts UCLA to win over Washington
UCLA senior closer David Berg toed the rubber as the baserunners on first and second took their leads. Berg was in his second inning of work, but this was his most tense situation yet. With the game tied at 4-4 with two outs in the top of the ninth, Berg had to deliver a critical […]
UCLA men’s basketball tied with Arizona 27-27 at halftime
LAS VEGAS — Twenty minutes into a de facto play-in game to the NCAA tournament, the Bruins are hanging with a team considered to be one of the favorites to win it all. Thanks to stout defensive effort and a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Bryce Alford in the half’s waning seconds, UCLA and No. 5 […]