The Bruins are thin all over the roster. Coach Chip Kelly said UCLA football (2-8, 2-5 Pac-12) had just 57 scholarship players available out of the 105 on the roster at practice Tuesday. “You can look at it as, ‘Oh, that’s poor me,’” Kelly said. “No, it’s not; it’s a great opportunity for guys like […]
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No. 21 UCLA men’s basketball staves off upset bid by unranked Long Beach State
With five minutes to play, the Bruins were running away with a 17-point lead. The lead was trimmed to five two minutes later. No. 21 UCLA men’s basketball (2-0) narrowly escaped an upset at the hands of Long Beach State (0-1) on Friday night, winning 91-80. The Bruins turned the ball over before reaching half […]
Potential NBA draft picks abound in UCLA men’s basketball’s 2018 roster
The entirety of coach Steve Alford’s 2017 recruiting class is back – with the exception of three-star recruit LiAngelo Ball – and although there have been some injuries to this year’s freshmen, there is still ample young NBA-level talent on the roster. For the fifth year in a row, Alford is projected to send players […]
Five-star recruit Moses Brown looms on court as both scorer, defender
This post was updated Nov. 9 at 3:17 p.m. When Moses Brown got to campus in June, he measured in at 7-foot-1-inch. Then he grew another inch. “I don’t think he’s ever stopped, to be honest with you,” said Brown’s high school coach, Michael McCleary. Brown has been the tallest player on the court ever […]
UCLA football weighs Thompson-Robinson, Speight as starting quarterbacks
The Bruins ended the quarterback competition in August and graduate transfer Wilton Speight came out on top. But over two months later, the position battle still hasn’t been fully resolved. Speight and true freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson have split time for UCLA football (2-7, 2-4 Pac-12) this season, due to multiple injuries to each player. […]
Football trains to counter top Oregon players despite uncertainties in lineups
The Ducks and Bruins both have major question marks lingering before they face off in Eugene, Oregon, this weekend. Both UCLA football (2-6, 2-3 Pac-12) and Oregon (5-3, 2-3) have yet to confirm their starting quarterbacks for Saturday, with regular starters freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Justin Herbert sidelined with injuries. Thompson-Robinson was left with an […]
Around the League: Pac-12 competition remains fierce in men’s and women’s soccer
Women’s volleyballAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Women’s volleyball has begun the second half of Pac-12 play. No. 2 Stanford (20-1, 12-0 Pac-12) remains ranked at the top of the conference, still yet to lose a conference match. The Cardinal most recently swept No. 15 USC (16-7, 8-4) and No. 22 UCLA (11-8, 6-6), and will […]