The ball movement sputtered, the shots wouldn’t fall and then the team chemistry wilted. Over the past week, everything that made the Bruins a title contender has disappeared. Once a team in the conversation for a national championship, No. 8 UCLA (19-3, 6-3 Pac-12) is currently mired in a two-game losing streak after falling to […]
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The Dam Truth: Obama’s legacy of empowering female athletes must not be left behind
Few presidents have supported or done more for female athletes than former President Barack Obama. This is not an alternative fact. Obama told the world: “Playing like a girl means you’re a badass,” and there were plenty such badasses while he was in office. American women dominated the Olympics – outnumbering and winning more medals […]
UCLA football makes offensive coaching changes
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 5:15 p.m. The coaching carousel just keeps on turning for UCLA football. A month after the Bruins hired offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch, coach Jim Mora will add some new faces, and get of some old ones, to his staff after an underwhelming 4-8 season. Quarterbacks coach Marques Tuiasosopo, […]
Basketball predictions: UCLA vs. Arizona
UCLA men’s basketball will take on its rivals, the Arizona Wildcats, on Saturday night in a game chock-full of playoff implications. Both teams are ranked in the top 15 in the country, but Arizona is just ahead of UCLA in the conference standings. The Bruins and Wildcats both feature some of the best freshmen in […]
ASU the latest team to fall against men’s basketball’s fierce offense
Arizona State tried. The Sun Devils (9-10, 2-4 Pac-12) really did. The visitors, who are ninth in the conference, made it close with a late first-half run that extended into the second half to cut the lead to just seven points with 12 minutes left in the game. But then No. 3 UCLA (19-1, 6-1) […]
Elite men’s basketball freshmen to face off in Arizona showdown
Twelve national championship banners and 26 consensus first-team All-Americans later, UCLA and Arizona are still the flagship programs for Pac-12 men’s basketball. But even with 95 meetings between them, only one matters to both teams right now – Saturday night’s game. The No. 3 Bruins (19-1, 6-1 Pac-12) will host the No. 14 Wildcats (17-2, […]
UCLA men’s basketball to face Arizona State with fast-paced offense
At this time last year, UCLA men’s basketball was near the bottom of the conference standings. One year later and the No. 3 Bruins (18-1, 5-1 Pac-12) are one of the top teams in the nation, and will face the Arizona State Sun Devils (9-9, 2-3) Thursday evening. The secret to the Bruins’ success isn’t […]