The UCLA women’s basketball team had fallen to then-No. 12 Nebraska and lost a heartbreaker to No. 12 North Carolina in the first three games of the season, but Sunday afternoon was different. Read more...
Photo: Sixth-year senior forward Atonye Nyingifa’s team-high 20 points weren’t enough to push UCLA past rival USC on Monday night.
Three days after UCLA defeated USC last year, a contagious energy and buzz filled the J.D. Morgan Center, the likes of which the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame hadn’t seen in almost six years. Read more...
Photo: Given to the winner of the annual UCLA-USC football game, the Victory Bell carries with it a long history and is a symbol of the crosstown rivalry between the two schools.
Steve Shilstone, 1966 alumnus Nov. 20, 1965. Bruins trail 16-6 with about four minutes to go. Sophomore quarterback Gary Beban hits Dick Witcher with a bomb to make the score 16-14. Read more...
With just a couple minutes gone in the second half, Norman Powell dribbled up the baseline full speed ahead. By the time he realized there was a Chattanooga defender with his shoulders squared standing just outside the key, it was too late. The sophomore guard rose up and threw down a powerful right arm. UCLA defeated Chattanooga 106-65 on Sunday night in its highest-scoring affair since December 23, 2008, and from about the sixth minute onward, it was a laugher filled with high-flying dunks from Powell and fellow height enthusiasts like freshman guard Zach LaVine. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward/center Tony Parker had a career-high 14 rebounds against Chattanooga on Sunday.
When redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquelle Evans tore open for 15-yards on a 4th and 5 to bring the Bruins five yards across midfield, completion of a furious rally appeared to be within UCLA’s grasp. An end zone visit would erase a 22-point deficit and make for a four to none touchdown second-half run for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley helped lead a second-half comeback, but UCLA ultimately fell short, losing to Arizona State.
PASADENA—Earlier this week, Ishmael Adams lucked into a pretty sweet gig. UCLA’s coaching staff had been deciding whether to use the sophomore cornerback or Myles Jack, the freshman linebacker/running back hybrid, for a kickoff and punt returner role vacated by the absence of sophomore wide receiver Devin Fuller. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore cornerback Ishmael Adams excelled as a kick and punt returner on Saturday, with three returns of over 45 yards on the night.
PASADENA—With just 30 minutes left to play against Arizona State, UCLA is starting to see its Pac-12 South title hopes slip away. One half is in the books at the Rose Bowl, and the No. 17 Sun Devils lead the No. 14 Bruins 35-13. Read more...
