The Bruins may have walked off the court for the final time this season. No. 2-seeded Arizona State (22-9, 12-6 Pac-12) eliminated No. 7-seeded UCLA men’s basketball (17-16, 9-9) in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament Thursday night, handing the Bruins an 83-72 defeat in Las Vegas. UCLA kept the contest within arms reach for […]
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Men’s basketball unable to catch up to Sun Devils at half, falling behind 45-29
The Bruins have 20 minutes to save their season. No. 7-seeded UCLA men’s basketball (17-15, 9-9 Pac-12) trails No. 2-seeded Arizona State (21-9, 12-6) 45-29 at halftime in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. The Sun Devils not only took better care of the basketball in the first half, but they also converted seven Bruin […]
As spring practice picks up, football sees potential on both sides of the ball
The Bruins are a quarter of the way through their spring practice schedule, and coach Chip Kelly’s main focus remains on individual player development. Kelly said that while he still holds his team to certain standards and expectations during drills and workouts, he is more interested in seeing his players improve every time they step […]
Men’s basketball weathers second-half Cardinal comeback to uproot Stanford 79-72
The Bruins will live to see another day. No. 7-seeded UCLA men’s basketball (17-15, 10-9 Pac-12) defeated No. 10-seeded Stanford 79-72 in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday night in Las Vegas. The Bruins – who emphasized in practice this past week the importance of getting off to better starts in games – […]
UCLA men’s basketball leads Stanford 36-22 at the half in first round of Pac-12
The Bruins didn’t get off to the strong start they had hoped for, but are still in control early. Despite missing 11 of its first 14 shots from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, No. 7-seeded UCLA men’s basketball (16-15, 9-9 Pac-12) leads No. 10-seeded Stanford (15-15, 8-10) 36-22 at the half of their […]
Football will rush into spring with new faces, younger lineup on field
UCLA has a number of familiar faces returning for the 2019 season, but coach Chip Kelly said he is looking forward to seeing what some of the new guys can offer this spring. “There are going to be a lot of new faces out there, a lot of young guys that will get an opportunity […]
Buffaloes stampede past Bruins, bypass them in Pac-12 standings
This post was updated March 7 at 10:31 p.m. The Bruins failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity. UCLA men’s basketball (16-14, 9-8 Pac-12) had a chance to cement itself as a top-four seed in the conference at Colorado (18-11, 9-8) on Thursday night, but the Bruins fell to the Buffaloes 93-68. UCLA began […]