SAN DIEGO “”mdash; The traits that typify winning teams abandoned UCLA against Alabama on Saturday. The Bruins couldn’t shoot free throws. They couldn’t box out or secure rebounds. They couldn’t stop the Crimson Tide from shooting better than 60% from the field in the first half. And the Bruins still won, in an NCAA Tournament […]
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[NCAA Tournament]: Ticket drought leaves Bruins dry
After winning the Pac-10 Conference and receiving a No. 2 seed in the Oakland Regional, UCLA basketball has made its tickets a hot commodity once again. Fans looking for tickets to Thursday’s first-round game against Belmont and a potential second-round game have found them hard to come by. According to Central Ticket Office Director David […]
Santa comes early for UCLA
Dan Guerrero must be an incredibly charismatic and influential man. The UCLA athletic director was a member of the NCAA selection committee that handed the UCLA Bruins a dream bracket Sunday. UCLA and its fans could not have asked for anything better than the gift they received in the form of the No. 2 seed […]
Water polo has seen game-time energy wane
After his team suffered losses to its key rivals the past two weekends, UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian has a pretty good handle on his team’s progress at this point in the season. “We stand as the third-best team in the country,” Krikorian said. “We lost to Stanford and USC, so they’re both […]
Dismal starts dampen victories
At first glance, it may look like all is well in Westwood with UCLA basketball. The No. 19 Bruins swept the Oregon schools by a combined 35 points to remain atop the Pac-10 conference. But in this case, don’t believe everything you see. UCLA has been playing a dangerous game of Jekyll and Hyde lately, […]
Bruins turn first loss into learning experience
It’s not every day a winning streak spans part of two seasons, and it’s not every day a team wins 39 games in a row. So it’s not every day a streak like that gets snapped ““ as was the case for the Bruins’ own streak after their 10-8 loss to USC on Sunday. But […]
Don’t worry, be happy: Howland’s the anti-Lavin
After watching the basketball team lose to Washington on Saturday, I was depressed … for about 12 seconds. Then I remembered that the Bruins are 20-5, sit atop the Pac-10 with a 10-3 mark, and are barreling toward a top-four seed in the NCAA tournament. And they’re coached by Ben Howland. Not that other guy […]