The Bruins’ road trip didn’t get off to the best start Thursday night. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) trails Colorado (17-11, 8-8) 37-27 at the break after shooting just 33.3 percent from the floor in the first half. The Bruins missed 10 of their first 11 shots from the field and turned the ball […]
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UCLA, Colorado, Utah to vie for Pac-12 tournament first-round bye this week
The Bruins have one last road trip to prove they’re worthy of a first-round bye. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) will head out on the road to face Colorado (17-11, 8-8) Thursday night before rounding out the regular season at Utah (15-13, 9-7) Saturday. Despite UCLA falling to both schools at Pauley Pavilion in […]
Football grows in confidence going into second year under Chip Kelly
The Bruins are back on the gridiron. UCLA football held its first of 14 spring practice sessions Tuesday morning, and sophomore cornerback Darnay Holmes said the team is fired up to be back on the field following a long offseason. “I would say it was the toughest offseason because we toned it up a notch,” […]
Men’s basketball pushes past Trojans in overtime after back-and-forth battle
The Bruins needed a win in their final home game of the season and they got one. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) boosted its odds at clinching a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament with a 93-88 overtime victory over crosstown rival USC (15-14, 8-8) on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. In a game […]
Men’s basketball takes 41-38 lead over USC at half after slow start
The Trojans were getting whatever they wanted early on, but the Bruins responded. After falling behind by 10 in the opening five minutes, UCLA men’s basketball (15-13, 8-7 Pac-12) came back to take a 41-38 lead over USC (15-13, 8-7) by the half. The Bruins missed eight of their first 10 shots from the floor […]
Gameday Predictions: UCLA vs USC
Ryan SmithSports editorPrediction: UCLA 82, USC 70 I have been predicting UCLA will win in big games all year – regardless of the sport. And despite the Bruins losing in each and every one of those games, I will continue to do the same. UCLA needs to win for not only the sake of the […]
Smith Says: Men’s basketball should not play in NIT to prepare for next season
The Bruins probably aren’t making it to the NCAA tournament. However, a strong finish to conference play and a couple wins in the Pac-12 tournament could help UCLA men’s basketball secure an invite to the National Invitational Tournament – a competition comprised of the 32 schools who came closest to making the cut. While it […]