UCLA men’s basketball enters NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed

Following a fourth-place finish in the Pac-12 and a semifinal exit at the Pac-12 tournament, UCLA (20-13) sent the college basketball world into a tizzy Sunday as it made it into the NCAA tournament as an 11th seed. UCLA will take on No. 6-seeded Southern Methodist University (27-6), led by legendary coach Larry Brown, in […]

UCLA struggles on the glass, allows lead to slip away in 70-64 loss

LAS VEGAS — The Bruins didn’t go down without a fight. In a grind-it-out, do-or-die, physical matchup befitting the MGM Grand Garden Arena, UCLA didn’t back down against No. 5 Arizona. But at the end of 40 minutes of play, the Bruins finally yielded to what seemed like the inevitable – and to a top-10 […]

UCLA falls short in final minutes of Pac-12 semifinal loss to Arizona

LAS VEGAS — With Arizona playing in front of an MGM Garden Arena filled almost entirely with its own fans, UCLA did all it could to keep the Wildcats from making themselves at home. The Bruins lost to the Wildcats 70-64 in the Pac-12 semifinal, but gave the conference’s No. 1 seed all it could […]

UCLA men’s basketball tied with Arizona 27-27 at halftime

LAS VEGAS — Twenty minutes into a de facto play-in game to the NCAA tournament, the Bruins are hanging with a team considered to be one of the favorites to win it all. Thanks to stout defensive effort and a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Bryce Alford in the half’s waning seconds, UCLA and No. 5 […]

UCLA men’s basketball leads USC 47-29 at halftime

This article was updated on March 12 at 4:46 p.m. LAS VEGAS — Playing in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament for a chance to play No. 5 Arizona in the semifinals Friday, UCLA leads USC 47-29 at halftime. UCLA struggled to pull away out of the gate, trading ties and leads with USC for the first […]

USAC unanimously passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism on campus

This article was updated on March 11 at 12:45 a.m. The undergraduate student government unanimously passed “A Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism” at its Tuesday meeting after more than 100 students made public comments in support of the measure. The resolution, drafted by members of Hillel at UCLA and Undergraduate Students Association Council President Avinoam Baral, condemns […]

Man hits UCLA hospital employee with metal baton in Santa Monica

University police are searching for a man wanted for hitting an employee with a metal baton at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center on Friday. About 11:40 p.m. Friday, the man refused to leave the hospital area, grabbed the baton from his backpack and hit the employee once. He then ran northbound onto 17th Street in […]