In Thursday’s victory over Stanford, UCLA utilized a suffocating defensive effort over the final 10 minutes of regulation to send the game into the first of two overtimes. The Bruins didn’t wait quite as long on Sunday. UCLA put together a stifling defensive performance, and all five starters reached double digits in scoring to claim […]
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Men’s basketball snaps losing streak with 86-81 Stanford win
It took nearly everything they had in the tank, but the Bruins did it. UCLA needed two overtimes, a Willis Reed moment from senior guard Norman Powell and the performance of a lifetime from freshman forward Kevon Looney, but the team got a win, finally. In the midst of a five-game losing streak, including four-straight […]
Men’s volleyball looks for fresh start with young top recruits
Ever since the days of Al Scates, the winningest coach in NCAA volleyball history, UCLA men’s volleyball consistently attracts the nation’s top recruits. In 2010, the Bruins signed ESPN’s No. 1 recruit Robart Page. Now-sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl joined the roster as Volleyball Magazine’s top player in the class of 2013. Freshman outside hitter […]
Lack of depth forces men’s basketball to rely heavily on starters
Throughout UCLA men’s basketball’s train wreck of a season, perhaps no player has better represented the Bruins’ recent derailing better than sophomore guard Bryce Alford. In the team’s 4-0 honeymoon phase start to the year, Alford played some of the best games of his young career, logging his first two career double-doubles. As things have […]
UCLA women’s basketball loses to Oregon 62-46 after mental lapses
While classes resumed for students Monday, winning did not for the UCLA women’s basketball team as it fell to Oregon 62-46 at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins led at halftime but the Ducks opened up the second half with a 9-0 run and never looked back. The loss was an especially frustrating one for the team […]
Undocumented individuals sign up for driver’s licenses under AB 60
As undocumented individuals sign up for driver’s licenses under a new law, some immigration rights advocates at UCLA say this is merely a first step toward more rights for undocumented individuals. Assembly Bill 60, which took effect Thursday and was implemented the next day, allows undocumented individuals to get driver’s licenses. Gov. Jerry Brown signed […]
UCLA football seeks to redeem itself in Kansas State bowl matchup
Time supposedly heals all wounds, but for the UCLA football team, there may not be enough time in the world for the scabs to form over its most recent gash. About two weeks after the Bruins’ dream-crushing, season-altering loss to the Stanford Cardinal that kept them from achieving their goal of reaching the Pac-12 title […]