With all its distractions and bright lights seducing people around the clock, Las Vegas is an apt destination to determine UCLA men’s basketball’s postseason fate. If the Bruins (16-15, 9-9 Pac-12) want to overcome long odds and make their way into the NCAA tournament, they’ll need to focus. They’ll need to focus on not turning […]
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Pitchers fill in gap left by injured starter to shut out Long Beach State 2-0
The Bruins’ pitching staff rallied together after losing its starter. No. 2 UCLA baseball (12-3) used a season-high-tying seven pitchers to shut out Long Beach State (2-13) 2-0 on the road Tuesday night. The presumed starter, freshman right-hander Nick Nastrini, was ruled out for the season earlier in the day with thoracic outlet syndrome. “One […]
Baseball to play Long Beach State after losing another starting pitcher to injury
The Bruins have lost another starting pitcher to injury. No. 2 UCLA baseball (11-3) will play at Long Beach State (2-12) on Tuesday, a day after freshman right-hander Nick Nastrini was ruled out for the season with thoracic outlet syndrome. Nastrini joined the rotation after No. 1 starter junior right-hander Ryan Garcia missed the start […]
UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo charged in college admissions bribery scheme
This post was updated March 14 at 12:34 p.m. UCLA was involved in a bribery scheme helping admit students to universities as student-athletes who had not played the sport competitively, according to court records released Tuesday. UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was one of the many allegedly involved in the scheme, which included facilitation […]
UCLA Baseball defeats USC in the annual Dodger Stadium classic
For the first time in three years, UCLA came away with a win against USC in the annual Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic. The team came back from behind to win 7-5 with help from the bullpen.
Women’s tennis scores two weekend wins, works on clinching doubles point
The Bruins opened Pac-12 play with back-to-back wins, but Stella Sampras Webster still identified some room for improvement. “Who knows what we are going to do with our doubles teams,” the coach said. “We’ll look to see how we can have more balance in our doubles lineup. We’re losing that doubles point and that’s just […]
Beach volleyball continues undefeated streak in third tournament of season
The Bruins completed their third tournament sweep of the season – this time beating four top-20 teams. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (14-0, 1-0 Pac-12) hosted the East Meets West Invitational at the Manhattan Beach Pier, where it defeated No. 6 LSU (8-4, 4-2 CCSA) 4-1, No. 9 FIU (5-4, 1-0 Conference USA) 4-1, No. […]