Aaron Holiday dribbled past a Thomas Welsh screen and had the ball poked away. For a split second, the junior point guard nearly lost UCLA’s chance to go ahead in the final seconds of its tied game against Wisconsin. But Holiday regained his dribble, blew past Badger Ethan Happ and laid the ball off the backboard […]
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UCLA falls to Creighton in season’s first loss in high-scoring game
This post was updated Nov. 21 at 1:41 a.m. The Bruins have gone from East Asia to the Midwest so far this year, but their domestic record is now worse than their record abroad. Creighton (4-0) handed No. 23 UCLA men’s basketball (3-1) its first loss of the season in the first matchup of the Hall of […]
UCLA fires coach Jim Mora with one game left in 2017 season
Coach Jim Mora was fired Sunday morning following UCLA football’s loss to USC on Saturday. Offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch will serve as interim head coach for 2017’s final regular season game against California on Friday. Mora compiled a 46-30 record in his nearly six years in Westwood. He led the team to four consecutive bowl […]
Missed opportunities by Bruins lead to 28-23 loss against USC
This post was updated Nov. 17 at 11:29 p.m. Josh Rosen thought he had a touchdown pass, but after he released it, he saw USC safety Marvell Tell step directly into its path. “Oh … guess I got to play defense now,” the junior quarterback said. In a game in which UCLA (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) […]
Special-teams mishaps set UCLA back 14-7 in first half against USC
The game was billed as a meeting between two elite quarterbacks, but special teams made the difference in the first half of Saturday night’s UCLA-USC game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Trojans entered halftime with a 14-7 lead, thanks to a pair of key kick returns and a missed field goal by the […]
Linebacker Kenny Young strives to wear Jackie Robinson’s number with pride
Kenny Young had heard enough questions about the perilous state of UCLA’s defense. “So negative, man. So negative,” he joked with reporters last week. “Be positive.” Despite the throngs of fans voicing their disapproval of the Bruins’ disappointing past two seasons and an injury-ravaged defensive roster, the senior middle linebacker has remained a pillar of […]
Maxime Cressy reflects on collegiate tennis journey, mental growth
His name is Maxime Cressy, but his brother calls him “Maximus.” “It was a direct reference to (Maxime Cressy’s) pursuit of greatness,” said his brother, Jonathan Cressy. Jonathan Cressy said his brother Maxime Cressy, now a junior on the UCLA men’s tennis team, dedicated himself to rising through the ranks of tennis at a young […]