PASADENA — UCLA has struggled to slow down an uncharacteristic Stanford squad through two quarters and trails 21-10 at the break. The Cardinal committed five penalties in the first quarter for 55 yards – a total above its per game average – and averaged just 3.4 yards per carry in the first half. Instead, Stanford’s […]
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UCLA men’s basketball trails Oklahoma 32-27 at halftime
Following Butler’s upset of No. 5 North Carolina, UCLA men’s basketball took the court in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas. The No. 22 Bruins trail the Oklahoma Sooners 32-27 at halftime. After falling behind 5-0 to start the game, UCLA scored nine straight to take an early lead. While the UCLA offense […]
Bruins set to face Golden Bears, overcome last year’s overtime demons
In the NCAA men’s soccer tournament, one bad game or one unlucky bounce in the box could immediately end a team’s season. This is especially the case in overtime, when the first team to score automatically wins and advances to the next round. “You need that little bit of luck,” said redshirt senior goalkeeper Earl […]
UCLA men’s basketball leads Long beach State 42-31 at halftime
With its offense sputtering for much of the first half, UCLA’s defense rose to the occasion against Long Beach State. The Bruins forced 10 turnovers and continually made the 49ers settle for deep outside shots in building a 42-31 halftime lead. Senior guard Norman Powell leads all scorers with 13 points, while sophomore guard Bryce Alford […]
UCLA defeats USC 38-20, wins rivalry for third straight year
PASADENA — Redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley overcame a pick-six on his first pass of the game to throw for three scores and 326 yards, leading UCLA past archrival USC 38-20. While the Trojans struck first after redshirt junior linebacker Anthony Sarao intercepted Hundley and returned it 17 yards for the game’s first score, it […]
UCLA leads USC 24-14 at halftime
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Emotions were high at the beginning of UCLA’s rivalry matchup against USC. The Bruins formed a giant huddle on the field following the coin toss, players jumping and bouncing about. But the high […]
Night with the Bruin Bear Security Force documents rivalry week practices
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Heading toward the Bruin Bear around 11 p.m. wearing non-UCLA clothing, the student security guards thought I was anything but a Daily Bruin Sports editor. “Before we started to talk to you, we […]