Lose one, win one, lose another and win another. Rinse and repeat. Such is the life of UCLA women’s basketball. It has been alternating wins and losses throughout the season except for a short period of four games. Read more...
Photo: While the Bruins’ winning percentage has hovered around or below .500, freshman Dominique Williams said the Bruins are finding positives in their strong work in practices.
With 1:29 left in UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Arizona State on Sunday, Sun Devils guard Jahii Carson drove the ball into the paint and hoisted it up for a floater when it came to an abrupt stop. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has demonstrated a significantly improved rebound game in its past three contests against USC, Arizona and Arizona State. Coach Steve Alford noted how the entire team has contributed on the boards, including sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson, freshman guard Bryce Alford and sophomore guard Jordan Adams.
The crowd was on its feet before it even happened. As freshman guard Zach LaVine galloped ahead of the pack and received a pass, fans at Pauley Pavilion got loud in anticipation of what was next. Read more...
Photo: After scoring less than 10 points in four of his last five games, freshman Zach LaVine broke out of his slump with 19 points on Sunday against Arizona State.
Seven months ago, a controversial call in a crucial tie-breaking match stopped the UCLA men’s tennis team inches short of winning UCLA’s 109th championship, ending its season in heartrending fashion. Read more...
Photo: No. 1 singles player Clay Thompson and the UCLA men’s tennis team looks to win an NCAA championship this season.
Does men’s basketball’s close loss to No. 1 Arizona show that the Bruins are turning a corner? Kevin: UCLA fell into a 13-point hole after halftime,but battled back to nearly send the game to overtime. Read more...
Three years ago, as she sat in the passenger seat of a car navigating the relatively slow surface streets of Los Angeles gridlock, UCLA gymnastics freshman Hallie Mossett seemed about as sheltered as she could possibly be from a career-altering injury. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Hallie Mossett was injured in a car accident in high school and went on to tear her ACL shortly thereafter. But one of the injuries deterred her from returning to gymnastics.
The UCLA gymnastics team crowded around sophomore Danusia Francis as she stuck the landing on her beam routine. She flipped sideways once, lightly landed on the beam, and immediately lifted off again into another flip that propelled her off the beam and solidly onto the floor mat. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Danusia Francis stuck her landing on a high beam dismount that had never been done before in competition. Francis earned a score of 9.90 for her routine.
