Midway through the first half, Lonzo Ball limped off the floor. He landed awkwardly on senior guard Isaac Hamilton’s foot jumping to defend a deep 3, and headed to the locker room to retape his ankle. The freshman guard has been the catalyst for the men’s basketball team all year, and the Pac-12s and NCAAs […]
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Women’s tennis defeats USC 4-3 in close competition
That 3-1 lead started feeling uncomfortably tight. No. 20 UCLA women’s tennis (6-1) had rolled to a 3-0 lead Saturday – taking the doubles point and cruising through two singles matches in straight sets – but host No. 22 USC (3-2) wasn’t about to surrender. The Trojans started mounting a comeback, creeping back into the […]
Basketball predictions: UCLA vs. USC
UCLA men’s basketball will take on its crosstown rival Saturday night in a game chock-full of playoff implications. The Bruins are third in the conference standings and will need to win their final five games to continue putting pressure on the Arizona Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks, while the Trojans are looking to bolster their […]
Men’s basketball offense on top, defense showing gradual improvement
The mental game is back and the offense is flowing again for No. 6 UCLA (23-3, 10-3 Pac-12). [Related: Men’s basketball’s recent wins due to rebooting of mental game.] The Bruins ended the first half of conference play with their first losing streak of the season, averaging 80.5 points, 18 assists and 11 turnovers in […]
Face-off with USC critical in UCLA’s battle for conference title
It’s shaping up to be more of a Pac-3 or 4 than a Pac-12. The top three teams in the conference each have at least 10 conference wins while eight other teams each have less than eight, highlighting the two distinct levels of play in the league. With No. 6 UCLA (23-3, 10-3 Pac-12) facing […]
Men’s basketball’s recent wins due to rebooting of mental game
The reboot worked. After four straight weeks of league play and consecutive losses to Arizona and USC, No. 6 UCLA basketball (23-3, 10-3 Pac-12) needed the week off. They were the first team to start conference play up in Eugene against Oregon and didn’t get its week off until a month later, a stretch of […]
Women’s tennis looks to continue pattern of winning away games
Practice and play at home don’t compare to those grind-it-out road wins for UCLA women’s tennis. The No. 20 Bruins (5-1) downed the San Diego Toreros (2-4) on the road for their third win away from Westwood this year. [Related: Women’s tennis feels momentum rising as it beats San Diego] Last year, coach Stella Sampras […]