This post was updated on July 7 at 1:03 p.m. Tyler Honeycutt, a former UCLA basketball player, was found dead after shooting at police and barricading himself in a Sherman Oaks home Friday. Family members identified Honeycutt on Saturday, after reports that the man had been a former basketball player for both UCLA and the NBA, […]
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Former UCLA cheerleaders speak to unhealthy standards expected of them
The UCLA cheerleading team met for its first practice of 2015 shortly after the new year. “It was the practice after Christmas break, so we had all been drinking and eating cookies and doing Christmas things,” said a 2014-16 UCLA cheerleader who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “We were just practicing – whatever – […]
$1M alumnus donation serves beach volleyball team with new courts
UCLA beach volleyball gave UCLA athletics its 116th NCAA title – tying the most of any school in the nation. Now, the athletics department is giving the team something too – new beach volleyball courts. “We’re just eternally grateful because the timing couldn’t be better,” said coach Stein Metzger. “We’re expanding in terms of the […]
Men’s basketball’s suspension of freshmen to last until end of season
Cody Riley and Jalen Hill will not play for UCLA basketball this season. Coach Steve Alford and Athletics Director Dan Guerrero extended the two freshmen’s formerly indefinite suspension to the end of the 2017-2018 season, per a release from UCLA athletics Friday. Riley and Hill will not be able travel with the team or suit […]
LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball sign with agent to play basketball overseas
This post was updated Dec. 7 at 1:22 p.m. LaVar Ball told ESPN on Thursday morning that his two younger sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, have both signed with agent Harrison Gaines with the intention of playing overseas. LaVar Ball recently pulled LiAngelo Ball from UCLA after the freshman was suspended from play indefinitely following […]
UCLA men’s basketball game canceled due to fire
UCLA men’s basketball’s Wednesday night game was canceled because of a fire in the Bel-Air area. The Bruins were scheduled to take on Montana at 8 p.m. at Pauley Pavilion. The team also canceled all other team workouts and practices scheduled for Wednesday. Single-game ticket purchases for Wednesday’s game will be refunded automatically, per a […]
LaVar Ball pulls LiAngelo Ball out of UCLA amid indefinite suspension
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 1:21 p.m.. LaVar Ball is pulling his son, freshman forward LiAngelo Ball, out of UCLA, TMZ Sports reported. The site reported that although LiAngelo Ball is not yet officially withdrawn from the university, he is at home in Chino Hills, California and will not return to the university. […]