Two weeks remain for coach Chip Kelly to round out his 2019 recruiting class. UCLA football has just 17 commits for this year’s class – tied for second-fewest in the Pac-12 – but Kelly and the Bruins have been making their final push over the past few weeks, visiting multiple high schools every day and […]
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Men’s basketball freshmen prepare for first game against USC
Jalen Hill may not have taken on USC last year, but he said he is fully aware of what’s at stake this weekend. “It’s USC-UCLA: That’s historic,” said the redshirt freshman forward. UCLA men’s basketball (10-7, 3-1 Pac-12) will take on crosstown rival USC (9-8, 2-2) on Saturday night in their first matchup of the […]
The Rundown: Jan. 16
GymnasticsAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor The Bruins swept this week’s Pac-12 honors. Freshman Margzetta Frazier, junior Kyla Ross and senior Katelyn Ohashi of No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (1-0) took home Pac-12 awards after their performances at Saturday’s Collegiate Challenge. Frazier – who made her collegiate debut on vault and floor exercise Saturday – was recognized […]
Bruins drop first conference game with 79-66 loss at Oregon State
For a brief moment, the Bruins looked like they were back. But a 19-3 Beaver run put those hopes to bed. UCLA men’s basketball (10-7, 3-1 Pac-12) took its first lead with 15:48 left to play, but after five minutes of back-and-forth basketball, Oregon State (11-4, 3-0) pulled away en route to a 79-66 win […]
Men’s basketball trails Oregon State 32-26 at halftime in Corvallis
The Bruins have not led all night. UCLA men’s basketball (10-6, 3-0 Pac-12) took a three-game winning streak into Corvallis to take on Oregon State (10-4, 2-0) on Sunday night, but are now facing a 32-26 deficit at halftime. The Bruins shot 27.6 percent from the field and are on pace for 52 points – […]
Un-Connon Opinions: UCLA football will grow under Chip Kelly, while USC will head into a slump
UCLA and USC football are at a crossroad yet again. The Trojans’ recently hired offensive coordinator, Kliff Kingsbury, jumped ship to take the Arizona Cardinals’ head coaching job Tuesday. Multiple reports last week said that USC athletic director Lynn Swann initially blocked Kingsbury from interviewing for NFL head coaching jobs but eventually allowed him to […]
The Rundown: Jan. 8
Football Sam Connon, assistant Sports editor Josh Rosen’s first NFL season ended like it began – in not-so-spectacular fashion. The former UCLA football quarterback started 13 games for the Arizona Cardinals after being selected with the 10th overall pick in last year’s NFL Draft. After being Sam Bradford’s backup in the first two games, he […]