The Bruins saw another lead dwindle away and ended the Las Vegas Invitational without a win. No. 17 UCLA men’s basketball (4-2) held a lead over No. 7 North Carolina (6-1) for almost 23 straight minutes, but the Tar Heels eventually came out on top, 94-78. After losing by 20 points to No. 11 Michigan […]
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Men’s basketball cedes 20-point loss to Michigan State in Las Vegas Invitational
The Bruins fell asleep after Thanksgiving dinner and never woke up. No. 17 UCLA men’s basketball (4-1) suffered a 87-67 drubbing at the hands of No. 11 Michigan State (4-1) on Thursday night in the opening round of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational. The Bruins never held a lead in the contest, missing 16 […]
Colorado whitewashes women’s volleyball, setting up crucial crosstown match Friday
The Bruins are now on the brink of ineligibility for the NCAA tournament. UCLA women’s volleyball (13-13, 8-11 Pac-12) – unranked for the first time since September 2014 – were whitewashed by Colorado (18-12, 10-9) on Wednesday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion. The defeat turns the Bruins’ season finale on Friday into a must-win to have […]
Video: Junior defender reflects on starting kneeling movement on women’s soccer
Women’s soccer junior defender Kaiya McCullough started kneeling during the national anthem last year and has since grown the movement, using her platform to promote racial and gender equality.
The Rundown: Nov. 21
FootballRyan Smith, Sports editor The Pac-12 named redshirt junior running back Joshua Kelley its Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Kelley ran for a season-high 289 yards and reached the end zone twice in UCLA football’s (3-8, 3-5 Pac-12) 34-27 victory over USC (5-6, 4-5) on Saturday. It was also the most rushing […]
UCLA baseball hits home run with top-prospect signees for 2020 season
The Bruins have solidified their 2019 recruiting class. Since the early signing period opened last week, nine players have officially signed their National Letters of Intent with UCLA baseball. The class is ranked No. 4 by Baseball America, and boasts three top-50 ballplayers. The Bruins’ top signee – and lone out-of-state commit – is outfielder […]
Bruins prove their emotional, physical resilience ahead of Stanford game
Andre James donned number 75 on the back of his jersey in his first three years at UCLA.But this season, the redshirt junior left tackle switched to number 77 in honor of 1977, the year his father was born. Andre James’ father, Marcus James, died two days before his 41st birthday and five days before […]