UCLA football fell to Washington State 27-21 on Saturday night, as a 21-point second half wasn’t enough to dig the Bruins out of the hole they dug themselves during a scoreless first half. With sophomore starting quarterback Josh Rosen sidelined by an injury, backup Mike Fafaul played as well as anyone could have expected, completing […]
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Bruin football sees chance to turn conference play around against Cougars
Conference play just started, but UCLA is already in familiar territory. For the third straight year and the fourth time in five years, the Bruins (3-3) have opened up Pac-12 play 1-2. Each time, they’ve bounced back to string together at least a three-game win streak. UCLA dropped three close games to Texas A&M, Stanford […]
UCLA football finds confidence with backup quarterback Fafaul
Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul looked up at the poster of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hanging in his room for years. The backup quarterback won’t be a Patriot this weekend, but he’ll have to be Brady-esque to help UCLA (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) beat Washington State (3-2, 2-0 Pac-12) on the road. Sophomore starter Josh […]
Football looking for breakthrough in poor running game performance
In training camp, UCLA’s biggest problems were how to utilize all its wide receivers and which running back would start in the backfield. At the halfway point in the season, the Bruins are 3-3 and 1-2 in the Pac-12, with no run game, an injured quarterback and little confidence. Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen left the […]
Men’s water polo coach Adam Wright hits 200th career win
Among all of the clamor about a new NCAA record, another milestone marker went nearly unnoticed – even by the man himself. “To be honest I didn’t even know,” said coach Adam Wright. “So there you go. That’s how I feel; I literally had no clue.” The historic afternoon of the Sunday game against No. […]
Backup quarterback falters, defense remains strong in ASU loss
For anyone who watched UCLA’s final possession Saturday against Arizona State, it came as no surprise that Mike Fafaul mentioned the speed of the game as a challenge. The redshirt senior backup quarterback, thrust into the game because of multiple injuries to sophomore Josh Rosen, and the Bruins’ offense took the ball at their own […]
Former Bruins to compete for 2016 NWSL championship title
Sunday’s National Women’s Soccer League title match might as well be a reunion of UCLA’s 2013 NCAA championships team. Six starters from that national championships team will be onf the pitch together once again when the Western New York Flash take on the Washington Spirit for the NWSL crown. Former Bruin defender Abby Dahlkemper, midfielders […]