The UCLA swimming and diving team will scatter across the country as it begins its regular-season events this weekend. While the majority of the team will make the short trip down to the University of San Diego, nine of the Bruins’ experienced athletes will make their 2015-16 debuts at the SMU Classic in Lewisville, Texas. […]
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UCLA’s Pac-12 leading offense takes on No. 3 Stanford
It took UCLA men’s soccer only 92 seconds to score a trio of goals in its Pac-12 home opener Monday, but – if the Stanford defense shows up as advertised – things won’t be so easy for the home team Friday night. The No. 3 Cardinal (9-1-1, 2-0-1 Pac-12) are one of the nation’s best […]
UCLA vs. Stanford gameday predictions
The Bruins travel north to Stanford to face off against the No. 15 Cardinal. UCLA is coming off a bye week in which it rose two spots in the AP Poll to No. 18. A win this weekend would be coach Jim Mora’s first against Stanford in his career. Here’s what Daily Bruin Sports predicts […]
Tanner’s Take: USC should feel embarrassed by mishandling of Sarkisian situation
Like any good sports fan, I grew up knowing one of the most important rules of fandom: Revel in your victories, but revel a little more in your rival’s failures. For Bruin fans, there’s just something gratifying about watching the Trojans – the preseason darlings of the Pac-12 – stumble towards mediocrity while the red-and-gold […]
Men’s soccer opens home conference schedule without key freshmen
The UCLA men’s soccer team completed its double overtime upset of then-No. 15 Washington on Oct. 4 and boarded a flight to Los Angeles for its longest-remaining homestand of the 2015 schedule. A pair of the Bruins’ youngest stars, however, didn’t make the return trip. Freshman midfielder Jackson Yueill and freshman defender Malcolm Jones flew […]
Tanner’s Take: Mora’s Thursday night football concerns valid but come with the business
Jim Mora isn’t very subtle. Whether he’s yelling at a writer for making an ill-timed phone call or deflecting questions away from his team’s disappointing loss, the UCLA football coach is a master at the art of handling postgame press conferences in a brusque, no-nonsense manner. Still, it was slightly surprising following Saturday’s upset loss […]
Men’s soccer splits Pac-12 openers, upsets Washington in double overtime
The jacket came off in the 80th minute. The celebration came in in the 107th. With the Bruins losing 2-1 midway through the second half, junior midfielder Felix Vobejda was brought down in the box and – much to the dissatisfaction of UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo – the referee’s’ whistle remained silent. The […]