SAN DIEGO—UCLA hung on in the second round of the 2011 NCAA tournament, outlasting No. 10 seed Michigan State 78-76 to earn a weekend stay in Tampa, Fla. A year later, in 2012, the Bruins practiced all season in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena for the Big Dance, only to stumble before their arrival. […]
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UCLA looks to rewrite history with Tulsa in first round of NCAA
SAN DIEGO — On March 18, 1994, UCLA came into the NCAA tournament with a second-place finish in the Pac-10, established players like forward Ed O’Bannon and point guard Tyus Edney and the No. 5 seed in the Midwest bracket. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane certainly didn’t have the odds in their favor, but they did […]
UCLA’s Wanaah Bail out after knee surgery, unsure of NCAA play
UCLA freshman forward Wanaah Bail underwent surgery Tuesday to remove cartilage in his injured left knee, according to a press release issued by UCLA Athletics. Bail missed the first few games of the 2013-2014 season after undergoing surgery on the same knee on June 28. He re-injured the repaired knee on Monday. Bail has been […]
No. 4 seed UCLA aims for longer NCAA run, to play Tulsa
Coach Steve Alford stood before a pool of reporters Sunday, answering questions about his team’s recently awarded No. 4 seed in the South region of the NCAA tournament and frequently clearing his throat. In front of him echoed a painfully hoarse voice earned during the conclusion of UCLA’s 75-71 win over Arizona the day before. Behind […]
UCLA basketball earns No. 4 seed in NCAAs, will face Tulsa
Fresh off a 75-71 victory over No. 4 Arizona in the final of the Pac-12 tournament, UCLA earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament Sunday.
UCLA fights to 75-71 Pac-12 tournament win over Arizona
LAS VEGAS—One of boxing’s pound-for-pound greatest fighters in history will square off against Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Apr. 12. But a month before Manny Pacquiao dukes it out in the ring, the building may have already had its best fight of 2014. The lead changed ten times in a knock-down, […]
UCLA defeats Stanford, heads to Pac-12 final against Arizona
LAS VEGAS—UCLA’s coaching staff broke down the X’s and O’s during a break in the action in the first half of the Pac-12 tournament’s second semifinal game. But there was little coach Steve Alford and his assistants could offer for improvement, as the Bruins were walloping the Stanford Cardinal on the court, never trailing by […]