The Bruins were well aware they would be facing heavy defensive pressure Saturday. That doesn’t mean they were ready to handle it. UCLA (7-3) fell 77-63 on Saturday to No. 25 Cincinnati (9-2), having never recovered from a sloppy first half in which the Bruins turned the ball over 15 times and surrendered an 18-0 […]
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LaVar Ball pulls LiAngelo Ball out of UCLA amid indefinite suspension
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 1:21 p.m.. LaVar Ball is pulling his son, freshman forward LiAngelo Ball, out of UCLA, TMZ Sports reported. The site reported that although LiAngelo Ball is not yet officially withdrawn from the university, he is at home in Chino Hills, California and will not return to the university. […]
Men’s basketball defeats Detroit Mercy in 106-73 win
Jaylen Hands had seen the play before. The freshman guard knew where the next pass was going and sprang into the passing lane to tap the ball away. From there, it was a foot race, with Hands getting to the ball first and taking off for a breakaway tomahawk dunk. The play was a microcosm […]
UCLA men’s basketball looks to control pace in Cal State Bakersfield game
Last year’s UCLA basketball team boasted the fastest offense of any power-conference program in the country, with its possessions lasting an average of just 14.5 seconds, per kenpom.com. This year’s Bruins are even faster – at least for now. Heading into Wednesday’s home matchup against Cal State Bakersfield (4-3), UCLA (5-1) is averaging just 14.2 […]
Bruins set to play for Mora’s legacy, seek undefeated home record
There’s a lot on the line Friday night for UCLA football: A win over California (5-6, 2-6 Pac-12) would secure bowl eligibility for UCLA (5-6, 3-5) and seal the program’s first undefeated home record since 2005. And, oh yeah, there’s also the legacy of the recently fired coach that recruited and brought in nearly every […]
UCLA men’s basketball has big expectations against Creighton
The outlook for UCLA men’s basketball’s season has changed dramatically in the past couple of weeks – with the indefinite suspension of three players set to be key members of the rotation calling into question how the Bruins will look against top-notch competition. UCLA’s season opener against Georgia Tech provided a glimpse, with the Bruins […]
Trick-play touchdown, other special-teams struggles doom UCLA against USC
The most embarrassing error came early on, but the mistakes continued all night for UCLA’s special teams in Saturday night’s 28-23 loss to USC. The Bruins gave up a punt return touchdown early in the first quarter, when they fell for a Trojan trick play that lured them to one side of the field while […]