Football – Nov. 28, 2015 The crosstown rivals were headed in seemingly opposite directions. Starting the season 3-2, USC fired their second coach in three years, Steve Sarkisian. UCLA, led by freshman phenom quarterback Josh Rosen and coach Jim Mora, were ready to challenge powerhouses Stanford and Oregon for the Pac-12 title. But by their […]
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Battle of the Editors: Rookie of the year
Battle of the Editors: Next year’s Daily Bruin Sports editors square off in their first co-publication ever. The new kids at the helm argue who they think should be UCLA’s rookie of the year. TuAnh Dam: Josh Rosen Few freshmen come into Westwood with more fanfare than UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen. The Manhattan Beach native […]
UCLA Athletics set to leave Adidas, join Under Armour in 2017
This post was updated May 24 at 4:35 p.m. UCLA Athletics has signed a record-breaking apparel deal with Under Armour for 15 years and $280 million in cash and apparel. The news was announced to coaches, athletes and staff in a closed-door event at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning in Pauley Pavilion, with samples of Under Armour gear on […]
UCLA gymnastics lands fifth-place finish at NCAA Team Finals
FORT WORTH, Texas — No. 8 UCLA gymnastics put together a weekend of solid, complete meets, hitting 48 of 48 events and improving their semifinal scores on three events. But UCLA’s consistency could not stand up to No. 1 Oklahoma’s near-perfect night as the Sooners ended No. 4 Florida’s bid for a fourth-straight crown and […]
UCLA gymnastics places third at semifinal, qualifies for NCAA Super Six
This post was updated on April 15 at 9:30 p.m. FORT WORTH, Texas — Same arena, new outcome for No. 8 UCLA gymnastics. A year after struggling to hit clean routines in the NCAA semifinal meet in Fort Worth, the Bruins scored a 196.700 off 24 hit routines in this year’s semifinal meet, finishing third […]
Gymnastics emphasizes strong leadoffs in NCAA semifinals
UCLA snatched the Pac-12 championship title behind six big balance beam scores. But the foundation for the team’s 49.575 – the sixth-highest score in program history – was laid by a single individual: Mikaela Gerber. The junior, with a mixture of focus and relaxation, led off the rotation and set the tone for her teammates. […]
UCLA gymnastics pulls through, advances to NCAA Super Regionals
Fidgeting with her chalky handgrips, Peng-Peng Lee walked up to the uneven bars, the redshirt junior’s first competition since mid-February. The pressure was on. No. 8 UCLA gymnastics (13-5) needed to total just 48.275 – .80 less than its season average – on its last event, the bars, to move past No. 17 Washington at […]