The Central Arkansas Bears played a ranked team last week and it wasn’t close. They lost to then-No. 25 Baylor by 41 points. That same Central Arkansas team (1-2) played No. 23 UCLA men’s basketball (2-0) Wednesday night, only this time it was close. Close enough for overtime. But the Bruins found a way to […]
Author Archives: David Gottlieb
Timeline: How arrested basketball players spent their time in China
UCLA Athletics director Dan Guerrero told the press more about the events surrounding the arrests of the three basketball players in China. Here’s how the days unfolded – starting before the trip and ending when the players landed at LAX. Prior to the trip UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford met with the team and […]
UCLA football achieves strong offensive performance in Arizona State game
Jim Mora took some time out of his weekly Monday press conference to applaud the play of his offensive line. “Our offensive line did a tremendous job,” the UCLA football coach said. “And we recognize them as a team today – as a group.” That acknowledgement was earned in a 44-37 win over Arizona State, […]
UCLA basketball freshmen fly home after one-week detainment in China
Cody Riley, Jalen Hill and LiAngelo Ball are finally coming home. The UCLA basketball freshmen were arrested Nov. 7 morning local time in Hangzhou, China. UCLA Athletics announced Tuesday that the three freshmen accused of shoplifting have boarded a flight back to Los Angeles. All charges against the basketball players have been dropped, according to […]
Battle of the Editors: Debate on basketball’s most valuable players
Lonzo Ball is in the NBA, leaving a huge question for UCLA men’s basketball: Who’s going to be the Bruins’ best player this year? We’ve got some ideas, so read along as the Sports editors clash with five different players each editor thinks can become UCLA’s new No. 1. David Gottlieb, Sports editor Choice: Thomas […]
Josh Rosen misses Utah trip due to concussion
It’s Devon Modster time. The redshirt freshman will start at quarterback in UCLA football’s game against Utah on Friday night, as junior Josh Rosen did not travel due to a concussion. Rosen exited with an apparent finger injury in Saturday’s loss to No. 12 Washington – a game in which he was sacked four times […]
Football trains to fend off Utah, with or without Josh Rosen
The Bruins only had Josh Rosen for their first six games last season, and they dropped five of their final six games without the junior quarterback. It took seven and a half games before a Rosen injury scare cropped up this season. It will become clear whether that narrative could repeat itself this Friday. UCLA […]