Men’s basketball hones defense for season-opener against Purdue Fort Wayne

The Bruins will have to pick up the pace Tuesday. After winning by 52 points in its exhibition against NYIT, No. 21 UCLA men’s basketball will open its season hosting Purdue Fort Wayne. The Bruins ranked third in their conference in pace last season, but the Mastodons ranked higher than any Pac-12 team at 75.5 […]

Men’s water polo makes a splash at final home game, wins 10-8 against Stanford

The Bruins came out on top in front of a packed home crowd for their first conference win. No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo (20-2, 1-1 MPSF) defeated No. 2 Stanford (17-2, 1-1) 10-8 on Saturday in the Bruins’ final game in Westwood this season. UCLA got payback for its loss Oct. 13 at Stanford, […]

Football trains to counter top Oregon players despite uncertainties in lineups

The Ducks and Bruins both have major question marks lingering before they face off in Eugene, Oregon, this weekend. Both UCLA football (2-6, 2-3 Pac-12) and Oregon (5-3, 2-3) have yet to confirm their starting quarterbacks for Saturday, with regular starters freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Justin Herbert sidelined with injuries. Thompson-Robinson was left with an […]

Football sees improvement after rearranging offensive line in light of injuries

The Bruins have been shuffling their offensive line like a deck of cards. Junior center Boss Tagaloa moved from the defensive line to the offensive line this offseason, and since he rejoined the team Sept. 25, coach Chip Kelly said the unit has made strides. “(The game against Utah) was (Tagaloa’s) fourth game ever playing […]

Back-to-back losses deal major blow to men’s soccer’s Pac-12 hopes

The Bruins took a step back this weekend. UCLA men’s soccer (9-6-0, 4-3-0 Pac-12) failed to pick up a win in either of its matches against now-No. 23 Washington (10-7-0, 5-4-0) and Oregon State (10-4-3, 6-2-1), and are now seven points back of first place in the Pac-12. In Thursday’s 2-0 loss against the Huskies, […]

Men’s soccer cedes control to Beavers in overtime, falling to fourth in Pac-12

The Bruins could not put away the Beavers. UCLA men’s soccer (9-6-0, 4-3-0 Pac-12) fell 4-3 in overtime to Oregon State (10-4-3, 6-2-1) on Sunday, in a back-and-forth game that saw UCLA go ahead twice but fail to hold the lead. The Bruins started the scoring in the 34th minute when sophomore forward Milan Iloski […]

Young players feature as men’s basketball hammers NYIT in exhibition game rout

Moses Brown lit up Pauley Pavilion less than five minutes into the game with a fast-break dunk. Then he did it five more times. “(Having a guy like Brown) makes (my job) a lot easier because he can just go up to the rim and dunk it,” said sophomore guard Jaylen Hands. “Even if he […]