Drake Stadium will once again have a new look to it when UCLA track and field has its first home meet of the season March 24. Last year, the new addition was a blue-and-gold Mondo track surface. This year, UCLA adds a high-definition color scoreboard, erected earlier this month. The new scoreboard cost around $500,000 […]
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UCLA men’s soccer scrimmages against U-23, national team
Coach Jorge Salcedo planned for a light training session two Fridays ago, intending to give his team a breather after a week of high-intensity offseason conditioning. But one phone call changed the course of UCLA’s practice plans for not only that day, but the following week as well. “(Salcedo) came up to us and was […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails Oregon 46-31 at halftime
After snapping its three-game winning streak with a loss to Oregon State Thursday, UCLA men’s basketball sought to avoid slipping into another losing streak as it faced Oregon Saturday. At halftime, the Bruins aren’t in a strong position to accomplish that task, as they trail the Ducks 46-31. After getting out to an initial 6-4 […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails Oregon State 29-19 at halftime
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Minus one of its biggest pieces, UCLA looks to be in big trouble on the road against Oregon State. The Bruins delivered a dismal first half performance on offense and trail the Beavers 29-19 at the break. Freshman center Thomas Welsh started in place of junior forward/center Tony Parker, who was ruled […]
Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Jan. 21
With the third week of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports delivers its third installment of its Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (16-2, 4-1) The Wildcats silenced any doubts regarding their conference hegemony on Saturday, as they trounced the conference’s emergent power – the Utah Utes – 69-51. In that […]
UCLA men’s soccer players take different paths to reach 2015 MLS draft
They entered their UCLA soccer careers with directly opposite expectations. Redshirt senior forward Andrew Tusaazemajja said he didn’t think he’d have a shot of playing Major League Soccer, while senior defender Aaron Simmons said he’d always had the goal of playing professionally in the back of his mind. Yet on Jan. 8, both players found […]
Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Jan. 13
With the second week 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. No. 8 Utah (13-2, 3-0) Through the early goings of the Pac-12 slate, Utah has proven itself as the conference’s top team thus far. The Utes […]