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No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball falls to Stanford 76-65 in Pac-12 opener

Trailing for the majority of the game, UCLA dropped its Pac-12 opener to conference rival Stanford, which had not beaten UCLA since March 2015. No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball (9-3, 0-1 Pac-12) was upset by Stanford (7-6, 1-0) 76-65, a team that sits outside the AP top-25 poll for the first time since 2001. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins came up short against Stanford in their conference opener on Friday night. Senior guard Jordin Canada posted a team-high 20 points on 7-of-28 shooting, and dished out six assists to go with her seven steals. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s basketball beats Washington State, Aaron Holiday scores career high

This post was updated Dec. 29 at 11:32 p.m. Aaron Holiday was four points away from setting his single-game point record – at halftime. The junior guard matched it with his 27th point midway through the second half before slowing down and totaling 33 to lead unranked UCLA men’s basketball (10-3, 1-0 Pac-12) to a 96-82 win over Washington State (8-5, 0-1) on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Aaron Holiday scored a career-best 33 points Friday night to help UCLA men’s basketball win its Pac-12 opener against Washington State. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Porous run defense, silent second half cost Bruins bowl game

This post was updated Dec. 26 at 10:42 p.m. PHOENIX — When it came time for the Bruins’ final game of the season, their offense looked a little different without star quarterback Josh Rosen. Read more...

Photo: Kansas State quarterback Alex Delton gouged UCLA for 158 yards on 20 attempts to lead his team in yards on the ground. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Bruins open up 17-7 halftime lead in Cactus Bowl with Rosen sidelined

No Josh Rosen, no problem. With the junior quarterback sidelined in the aftermath of a concussion suffered in November, UCLA football opened up a 17-7 halftime lead over Kansas State at Tuesday’s Cactus Bowl in Phoenix thanks to an impressive showing from backup quarterback Devon Modster. Read more...

Photo: Jordan Lasley put UCLA ahead with a 52-yard reception at the beginning of the second quarter. The redshirt junior wide receiver caught four of the five passes thrown to him for a total of 90 receiving yards. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Scouting report: UCLA vs. Kansas State

They did it. Amid all the hoopla that proceeded the firing of Jim Mora and hiring of Chip Kelly, UCLA will be in a bowl game come Dec. Read more...

Photo: Jedd Fisch has one more game as UCLA football’s head coach marked on his calendar: Dec. 26. That’s when he and junior quarterback Josh Rosen will be taking on Kansas State at Chase Field in Phoenix for the Cactus Bowl. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)


Unranked UCLA men’s basketball defeats No. 7 Kentucky 83-75

The early part of the season has been frustrating for UCLA men’s basketball, with its most memorable headlines stemming from the arrest of three players for shoplifting in China. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has made a few appearances at low spots in the rankings this season, but the currently-unranked Bruins handed No. 7 Kentucky its second loss of the season Saturday. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


UCLA men’s basketball heads into halftime tied with No. 7 Kentucky

UCLA men’s basketball (8-3) entered halftime Saturday tied 39-39 with No. 7 Kentucky (9-1) in the CBS Sports Classic in New Orleans, closing the half with a 10-2 run to knot up the score. Read more...

Photo: Kris Wilkes went 5-of-10 on his field goals and 2-of-5 from 3-point range. The freshman guard led the Bruins in scoring with 13 points in the first half. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)