The defense keeps the team in games, but the offense has been what’s making them games in the first place. The No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team is in the middle of its third straight title run, has won 54 straight matches and took down No. 2 California 7-6 this past weekend. Though the […]
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Takk McKinley boosts football’s game with clever play, leadership
Call it a strip. Call it a fumble recovery. Or even call it a steal. Coach Jim Mora called senior defensive lineman Takk McKinley’s play against the Utes at the Rose Bowl “Super Bowl-like”. “It was kind of like the play (Denver Broncos’ linebacker) Von Miller made,” Mora said. “The kid is just a heck […]
UCLA snaps five-year losing streak with victory against Stanford
The last time UCLA women’s volleyball beat Stanford, Torrey Van Winden was 13 years old. Five years later, the freshman opposite led the Bruins to a 3-1 victory over the No. 14 Cardinal (11-6, 5-4 Pac-12). Van Winden tallied 19 kills and hit .417 as No. 15 UCLA (15-4, 5-3 Pac-12) hosted the Cardinal on […]
Utes’ defense to pose formidable threat to Bruin offensive line
UCLA is in need of a pick-me-up. And they might have just found one. Maybe. “We’ll see. I don’t think we’ll know until Saturday,” said coach Jim Mora about Josh Rosen’s status. “As much as you want to know and your readers want to know, I promise you, I want to know. Our team wants […]
Patrick Fellner’s trend-defying journey from NorCal to UCLA water polo
There’s somewhat of an iron grip on the North. Of all the blue-chip recruits on current Big Four rosters that come out of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, two-thirds of them go to Cal or Stanford. There is one, however, that slipped through the gauntlet, and he’s the scoring leader for the No. 1 […]
Jessie Fleming attributes soccer expertise to track, hockey roots
At 18, Jessie Fleming – Olympic bronze medalist and breakout freshman for the UCLA women’s soccer team – plays with a veteran’s tactical nous and a youthful cutting edge that still has room for growth. Her journey, however, didn’t begin on the pitch. It began on the track and the trails in her London, Ontario, […]
Football still looking for offensive solutions after loss to Cougars
Coach Jim Mora sounded like a broken record after UCLA’s 27-21 loss to Washington State. There was more talk about the atrocious run game, the stalwart defense, the call to fix the offense and coming up just short in the Bruins’ fourth loss of the season. “It was a frustrating loss,” Mora said. “We couldn’t […]