To put it kindly, UCLA men’s basketball hasn’t been great this year. Be it the seven-point first half against Kentucky, the blowout loss to Utah or this past week’s back-to-back losses to Oregon State and Oregon, UCLA has struggled to create positive headlines, particularly for these columns. As for their struggles on the court, it’s […]
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UCLA men’s tennis qualifies for ITA indoor championship
He didn’t scream, pump his fist or beat his chest. As Karue Sell walked to the net to shake his opponent’s hand, all he did was throw his head back and laugh. “Honestly, I had no idea how it happened,” Sell said after clinching his team’s 4-1 victory over Texas Tech University (6-2) on Saturday […]
UCLA swim team adds splash of creativity to practice drills
Once a week, Spieker Aquatics Center becomes a strange sight for those not entirely familiar with the UCLA swim team. Instead of merely repeating lap after lap in the same way, the UCLA swim team members can be seen swimming furiously toward one end of the pool where teammates are pulling them back as aggressively […]
Young UCLA men’s tennis team gets set for season, competitive conference
Much like its previous two seasons, the UCLA men’s tennis team has once again garnered a lot of hype going into its dual match opener. Last week, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I Men’s National Team Rankings came out featuring UCLA at No. 4, and although coach Billy Martin was happy to see the Bruins […]
UCLA gymnastics glides to easy win against Arizona in home opener
There goes two wins in a row for the Bruins, but the gymnasts said their second victory was left with something to be desired. In the home opener of the season, the No. 8 Bruins defeated the No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 195.975 to 195.300. Although UCLA beat Arizona by a large margin of 0.675, the […]
UCLA women’s basketball focuses on passion, preparation for ‘SC game
It hasn’t been a normal week for the UCLA women’s basketball team. It’s not that the Bruins are coming off a two-game win streak for the first time in a month or that they have an entire week between games. It’s not a normal week because UCLA faces USC on Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. […]
UCLA men’s soccer players take different paths to reach 2015 MLS draft
They entered their UCLA soccer careers with directly opposite expectations. Redshirt senior forward Andrew Tusaazemajja said he didn’t think he’d have a shot of playing Major League Soccer, while senior defender Aaron Simmons said he’d always had the goal of playing professionally in the back of his mind. Yet on Jan. 8, both players found […]