Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Preseason tuneup Competing on campus for the first time this season, UCLA men’s volleyball was able to debut some of its newest faces to Bruin fans at the four-team SAC Tournament last weekend. The home team went 2-1 over the […]
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UCLA vs. Utah gameday predictions
UCLA travels to Utah to face off against the No. 13 Utes this weekend, coming off a 31-27 loss to the Washington State. This is the penultimate game of the regular season, as the Bruins have a Thanksgiving weekend showdown with the Trojans looming. Here’s what Daily Bruin Sports predicts when UCLA kicks off at […]
UCLA men’s soccer advances to second round with win over Cal Poly
Jorge Salcedo started walking. And walking. And walking. And walking. Eventually, the UCLA men’s soccer coach reached his team on the far side of midfield as it huddled together in preparation for the second half of its game against Cal Poly. Salcedo quickly turned around, making the long, cold walk back to the bench after […]
Tanner’s Take: We should’ve seen Thomas Welsh coming
Last year, Thomas Welsh reminded me of myself. Sure, the then-freshman center had an extra 7 or 8 inches of height and a lot more basketball talent, but I still felt a connection to the Bruins’ gangly 7-foot giant. Everything about him was awkward – the way he ran down the court, his inconsistent jumper […]
Men’s soccer falls to last-place SDSU, awaits tournament bid
Things were finally looking up for the men’s soccer team. With three straight victories and a date with last-place San Diego State for its regular season finale Saturday night, No. 16 UCLA appeared to be well on its way to a first-round bye and hosting privileges in the NCAA Tournament. Then the offense went dormant, […]
Pac-12 nonconference strength of schedules
For the first months of the 2015-2016 men’s basketball season, Pac-12 teams will play nonconference schools across the country, with each schedule varying in difficulty. Using Ken Pomeroy’s 2016 College Basketball Rankings, Daily Bruin Sports analyzed each team’s scheduled opponents and ranked the Pac-12 schools by their strength of schedule. These rankings don’t include tournament […]
Men’s basketball gains second top-15 recruit with T.J. Leaf commitment
The best incoming basketball class in the Pac-12 just got better. Foothills Christian High senior T.J. Leaf, a five-star recruit ranked No. 13 nationally by ESPN, announced that he would be joining UCLA basketball’s 2016 class in a live show on ESPNU Thursday afternoon. The 6-foot-9 power forward had narrowed his list of final schools […]