The cross country team will run in its most important race so far this season on Friday, as it competes in the Pac-12 Cross Country Championship in Colfax, Washington. The men’s team, ranked No. 15 in the country after an impressive display at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, will face off against five other ranked teams […]
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Matter of Fact: Hot tub removal brings Rosen back to reality
“FIRED,” read the screen. I couldn’t believe it. Sure, I’d just completed a 2-10 season – for the second time in three years, no less – but I’d also netted a top-five recruiting class. My protests went unheard – as they often do when you’re screaming at a PlayStation – and my coaching tenure at […]
The Rundown: Oct. 27
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Just screaming Former Bruin linebacker Eric Kendricks continued a solid rookie season on Sunday with six tackles and two sacks in his Minnesota Vikings’ win over the Detroit Lions. Kendricks, who led UCLA with 149 tackles last year before being […]
Men’s cross country dominates in last race of regular season
The UCLA men’s cross country team impressed in the final meet of the regular season, dominating the field at Friday’s Titan Invitational. With most of their top runners resting before next week’s conference meet, the Bruin men still finished first by a sizable margin over the runners-up Loyola Marymount Lions. Coach Forest Braden’s team took […]
UCLA cross country expects to peak in postseason competition
This weekend will mark the end of the regular season for the cross country team, which will compete in Friday’s Titan Invitational at Cal State Fullerton. After facing an elite field at last Friday’s Wisconsin Invitational, the Bruins will compete with smaller programs like Fullerton, Loyola Marymount, UC Santa Barbara and several non-Division I teams. […]
Matter of Fact: Erik Goeddel latest tragic figure in flawed playoff format
INF. Erik Goeddel’s first playoff appearance was defined by three letters lodged rudely at the far right of his stat line – a place typically reserved for numbers. Goeddel entered in the top of the ninth on Oct. 12, tasked with holding a 13-4 New York Mets lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers. It didn’t […]
UCLA vs. Cal gameday predictions
UCLA hosts California Thursday night at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are coming off a loss to Stanford, dropping out of the AP Poll for the first time in 2015. The Golden Bears have lost two games in a row to the Bruins, but they are 5-1 on the season compared to the home team’s […]