Jaelan Phillips might join list of UCLA athletes who made crosstown transfers

This post was updated Jan. 26 at 7:22 p.m. Jaelan Phillips’ next move could come much to the chagrin of Bruins fans. The former UCLA football defensive end announced his medical retirement from the sport last month after battling numerous injuries over the past few seasons. But as 247Sports reported Friday, the No. 1 recruit […]

Women’s basketball tries to maintain positive outlook after loss to Stanford

This post was updated Jan. 9 at 4:52 p.m. Japreece Dean picked up the stat sheet as she sat down for the press conference – and then she rolled her eyes and released a sigh of frustration. The senior guard – who logged 22 points and four assists in UCLA women’s basketball’s (9-6, 2-1 Pac-12) […]

Men’s basketball interim coach shakes up routine, picks up players from bench

Under former coach Steve Alford, sophomore guard Chris Smith never started a game. Freshman guards David Singleton and Jules Bernard combined for 9.5 points per game and shot 35.7 percent from 3. Enter interim coach Murry Bartow. UCLA men’s basketball (9-6, 2-0 Pac-12) started conference play with back-to-back wins, but the Bruins’ winning ways aren’t […]

UCLA gymnastics leaps into action with season-opening victory over Nebraska

The Bruins have begun their journey to defend their NCAA title. No. 1 UCLA gymnastics (1-0) defeated No. 11 Nebraska (0-1), scoring 197.250 points to the Cornhuskers’ 195.700 in the Bruins’ season opener Friday. The meet at Pauley Pavilion marked the beginning of coach Valorie Kondos Field’s final season. Despite the win, Kondos Field said […]

Men’s basketball opens post-Alford era with blowout win against Stanford

This post was updated Jan. 3 at 11:38 p.m. In Murray Bartow’s first game as head coach on the Bruin bench, a lot changed. For starters, they won. “It’s been a really hard two weeks,” Bartow said. “But I think the last three days, the guys have done a really good job of trying to […]

Bruins successfully battle Bulldogs, seeing improvement in the second quarter

It was all smiles for the Bruins as they filed off the court. UCLA women’s basketball (4-5) secured an 89-80 victory against Fresno State (4-3) on Friday evening to snap its four-game losing streak. Coach Cori Close said she saw clear improvement in the team’s performance, especially in the Bruins’ second-quarter play. “We addressed some […]

Men’s basketball hopes to score a win against longtime rival Notre Dame

The Bruins haven’t fought the Fighting Irish since 2009. UCLA men’s basketball (6-2) will host Notre Dame (6-2) on Saturday night in the two former rivals’ first meeting in nearly a decade. It has been 34 years since their annual series – running from 1966 to 1984 – was canceled, and coach Steve Alford said […]