The NCAA football season officially wraps up on Monday with the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship. The contest pits the Pac-12 champion – No. 2 Oregon (13-1) – against the Big Ten champion – No. 4 Ohio State (13-1) – at the AT&T; Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Here’s how Daily Bruin Sports envisions the […]
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UCLA men’s basketball leads Cal 31-26 at halftime
After snapping a five-game losing streak with a double-overtime win over Stanford on Thursday, UCLA men’s basketball looked to build on that positivity with another win against a Cal team that has lost four of five. At halftime, UCLA is on pace to earn its second straight win, leading Cal 31-26. Both teams came out […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails Stanford 37-32 at halftime
It seems the return to Pauley Pavilion has offered the hoped-for rejuvenation of UCLA’s long stagnant offense. Whether or not it’s good enough to take down Stanford remains to be seen, however. Freshman forward Kevon Looney has been the Bruins’ top scorer with 10 first-half points, while senior guard/forward Anthony Brown led all players with […]
Freshman linebacker Zach Whitley withdraws from UCLA
This post was updated on Jan. 7 at 5:35 p.m. Freshman linebacker Zach Whitley withdrew from school Monday, UCLA Athletics announced. Whitley did not participate in practices for the Valero Alamo Bowl and did not make the trip to San Antonio for the game. In nine games played this season, Whitley registered one tackle. Whitley was […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails Utah 32-15 at halfitme
SALT LAKE CITY — Through the first 20 minutes, UCLA looked less like a team hoping to end a four-game losing streak and more like one just hoping to not get run out of the building. Utah senior guard Delon Wright led all scorers with seven points as No. 10 Utah leads UCLA 32-15 at […]
UCLA men’s basketball loses to Colorado 62-56
Though the end result was the same, the narrative was a bit different for the UCLA men’s basketball team on Friday night. Unlike in their previous three losses, the Bruins weren’t plagued by a first-half scoring drought. Instead, they were plagued by two second-half scoring slumps that turned their leads into deficits and eventually a 62-56 […]
UCLA defeats Kansas State 40-35 to win Alamo Bowl
SAN ANTONIO — Though UCLA’s season is now done, the Bruins showed they were anything but in their season finale. After racing out to a 31-6 lead, Brett Hundley, Eric Kendricks, Paul Perkins and the UCLA football team saved their best for last, and held on for a 40-35 win over Kansas State in the […]