The UCLA football playbook underwent an overhaul this past offseason when coach Chip Kelly was hired to replace Jim Mora. Kelly brought whole new offensive and defensive staffs along with him, and although this year’s Bruins are younger than Mora’s, he has still tried to instill his signature playstyle in Westwood. DB Sports decided to […]
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Men’s soccer sets goals to defeat Washington, Oregon State in rematches
The Bruins will kick off the second half of their Pac-12 schedule on the road against a pair of teams they beat in the first half. UCLA men’s soccer (9-4, 4-1 Pac-12) will head to the Pacific Northwest and play Washington (8-7, 3-4) on Thursday and Oregon State (8-4-3, 4-2-1) on Sunday to begin their […]
Versatility on the field has been vital to women’s soccer success this season
The Bruins have had to be ready to play a number of positions. No. 8 UCLA women’s soccer (11-3-1, 6-2-0 Pac-12) has had to work around the absence of a number of key players this season. “It’s been hard having everyone gone with injuries or to be on the national team,” said sophomore defender Kennedy […]
Women’s tennis shows preseason promise in regional tournament’s endgame matches
Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield elected to take a bathroom break after falling in the first set of the championship match. “We just talked about what was working and what wasn’t,” Andrews said. “They weren’t really dictating much, we just weren’t executing and we were being tentative.” The seniors came back to bring home the […]
Football sees shorter rest between games, Thompson-Robinson’s status uncertain
The Bruins are back in the thick of things in the Pac-12 South Division but will have to play their next game on short rest. UCLA football (2-5, 2-2 Pac-12) is set to face No. 23 Utah (5-2, 3-2), the current leader in the Pac-12 South, on Friday at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are […]
Lineman Andre James leads Bruins to victory five days after father’s death
The game ball from UCLA football’s second victory now belongs to redshirt junior offensive tackle Andre James. James didn’t score a touchdown. He didn’t force a fumble, or block a kick, or put up stats of any kind. But James decided to play against Arizona on Saturday night, just five days after the death of […]
UCLA men’s soccer tames Lions to earn fourth straight win this season
This post was updated Oct. 21 at 9:51 p.m. The Bruins took the lead five minutes in and never relinquished it. No. 22 UCLA men’s soccer (9-4, 4-1 Pac-12) overwhelmed LMU (5-9, 2-1 WCC) 4-1 at home Saturday night. The victory was the Bruins’ largest this season in terms of goal difference since its 4-0 […]