UCLA played its standard style of ball ““ like it didn’t care ““ and the resulting loss was no less surprising. The Bruins didn’t really put up much of a whimper during a dreary 75-60 defeat to Notre Dame. Only after the Saturday spanking did one actually do so. “It’s shocking to be at UCLA […]
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M. basketball: After Trojan loss, Bruins crave win over Fighting Irish
At this point, ehh. Fresh off a heartbreaking last-second loss to USC, the Bruins’ ninth setback in 11 games, UCLA now trudges on to face Notre Dame on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. It will mark the first meeting between the two teams since 1995, when UCLA won on the road 83-58. That was then. These […]
M.basketball: Bruins just miss in loss to Trojans
The free throw bounded toward the sky, eventually came down, and rattled around. Then the ball careened to the side, and the bottom dropped out. That was how UCLA guard Dijon Thompson’s first of two last-second attempts at the line went as he attempted to tie the game in overtime. And it is also achingly […]
[Online Exclusive] M. basketball: Former Gov. targeted by projectile fruit; Cummings reaches 1000-point mark
Recalled California Gov. Gray Davis apparently had an orange thrown at him during the first half of the UCLA-Stanford basketball game on Saturday. The orange hit an unidentified man three seats away from Davis, who sat courtside with his wife, Sharon. The man was uninjured, requiring just a change of clothing. Fans pointed toward the […]
M. basketball: Bruins the bigger bears in Cal win
Defend and rebound. It’s the mantra UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland has attempted to ingrain into the minds of his players all season long. So when it actually does come to fruition on the court, as it did against California at Pauley Pavilion, nights like Thursday are to be expected. UCLA won in a 66-49 […]
M. basketball: Injuries mount for team’s already ailing game record
The Bruin basketball team has lost eight of its last nine games and now, it has lost one of its players to injury. Junior forward Josiah Johnson sustained a sprained left medial collateral ligament and a bone bruise in practice on Monday, according to MRI results released Tuesday morning. Johnson, who has averaged 8.8 minutes […]
M. volleyball: Volleyball loses No. 1 spot
For the first time in two weeks, UCLA is no longer the top-ranked men’s volleyball team in the nation. The Bruins, who play UC Santa Barbara tonight at Pauley Pavilion, received three first-place votes but are now No. 2 ““ not that they particularly care. “The only thing that matters is winning our last five […]