This post was updated March 22 at 10:25 p.m. LEXINGTON, Ky. –– Mick Cronin characterized his opponent perfectly Friday. “You have got to match their intensity, and I say that with everything they do – the way they screen, the way they cut, the way they go after the ball,” the coach said. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 7 seed UCLA men’s basketball walk off the court after a season-ending loss to No. 2 seed Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
Every college gymnast dreams of achieving a perfect score. The dream becomes even stronger when a conference title is on the line. But that dream became a reality for Brooklyn Moors in the most pressure-filled moment of the year thus far. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA gymnastics celebrate with the Big Ten championship trophy Saturday in the Crisler Center. The Bruins posted three perfect scores en route to win the title in their first year in the conference.(Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Friday night’s starting pitchers entered the affair with a combined ERA of 14.77, suggesting spectators may have been in for a slugfest in the three-game series opener. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Cody Delvecchio tosses a knuckle curve. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
New conference. New rivals. But the same swagger. After steamrolling through its first season in the Big Ten, No. 5 UCLA gymnastics (13-3, 9-0 Big Ten) will return to the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday to compete in its inaugural Big Ten championships. Read more...
Photo: Junior Jordan Chiles smiles as she glares into the Pauley Pavilion crowd. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 21 at 11:10 p.m. A drought begged to be watered with 41 seconds to play in the first half Friday night. There had been a lack of Bruin rainfall for the last 5:39 minutes of play, and Pauley Pavilion was yearning for some moisture. Enter Lauren Betts. The most towering figure on the floor – who could see that dehydration clearer than anyone on the floor – poured in a pair. The junior center gathered the ball while being mobbed by more than just her one defender. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball celebrate following their first-round March Madness win at home Friday night. The team will play again at Pauley Pavilion against No. 8 seed Richmond on Sunday before traveling to Spokane, Washington, if the squad wins its second round of the tournament. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
After the graduation of former Bruins Maya Brady and Sharlize Palacios, someone needed to fill the glaring holes created by their departures. And with a loaded junior class and top-ranked freshman recruits, question marks surrounded Brady and Palacios’ successors. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Jordan Woolery rounds second base at Easton Stadium. (Rohan Ramalingam/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 20 at 9:37 p.m. LEXINGTON, Ky. – Dunks. Some with one hand and some with two. Some created by nifty footwork and low-post movement, others by the sheer space a 7-foot-3 center can establish. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Aday Mara muscles past Utah State forward Karson Templin to get into the paint at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
