Elijah Stewart slammed home a put-back dunk to end the game. The former Trojan’s two points secured an 87-85 victory over the UCLA alumni basketball team and reignited the crosstown rivalry for former Bruin guards Jordan Adams and Malcolm Lee. “We came up a bucket short, and losing on a game-winning dunk to (Stewart) is […]
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Track and field athletes step up in national, international competition
This post was updated July 29 at 1:12 p.m. The track and field collegiate season may have ended almost two months ago, but many Bruins are still competing during the summer months. Four former and current Bruins traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to compete in the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships from Thursday to Sunday. Rising […]
UCLA football is hopeful ahead of coach Chip Kelly’s sophomore year
There aren’t going to be any more firsts for Chip Kelly and the Bruins. “Year two is going to be so much different than year one just because of ‘been there, done that,’” Kelly said. “There won’t be our first road trip, there won’t be our first plane ride, there won’t be our first bus […]
Former UCLA running back arrested for attempted murder, attempted armed robbery
This post was updated July 24 at 3:14 p.m. A former UCLA football player was arrested Thursday in connection to an alleged attempt to rob a Riverside County medical marijuana dispensary in 2016, several outlets report. Craig Lee, a running back for the Bruins from 2013 to 2015, was charged with one count of attempted […]
Softball anticipates high-impact versatility in dynamic four freshmen recruits
The Bruins will build a new team with versatility in mind. Four incoming freshmen from California will join UCLA softball for the 2019-2020 season as the Bruins have a chance to defend their 2019 national title. Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said after graduating a large senior class – including starters infielder Brianna Tautalafua and utility Taylor […]
Former women’s basketball player works to redefine herself outside of the sport
Almost everyone has a rehearsed way they introduce themselves when they meet someone new. It’s those few words that follow a person’s name and explain what they do – a job, a major, a sport. For Chrissy Baird, those words were, “I play basketball at UCLA.” Until she didn’t. “I was meeting all these new […]
Sons of Westwood return to the court to compete in The Basketball Tournament
The Sons of Westwood are back for the second straight year. The majority-UCLA alumni team will be competing in The Basketball Tournament for a $2 million prize awarded to the winner of the 64-team, single elimination tournament, which was started by Jonathan Mugar in 2014. The No. 4-seeded Sons of Westwood will play in the […]