Monday, May 25

Women’s soccer enters weekend with chance to seize Pac-12 title

The UCLA women’s soccer team has not won a conference title since 2008. UCLA has seen Stanford take the title four years in a row, but after the Bruins beat Stanford in early October, there was a shift in the Pac-12 standings and the Bruins took the conference lead and never looked back. Read more...

Photo: Junior midfielder Caprice Dydasco said the team needs to apply what it learned during practice in the games against Oregon and Oregon State.


Men’s soccer heads north with Pac-12 title hopes at stake

After UCLA and California last faced off in mid-October, the consensus among UCLA players and coaches alike was that the better team lost. The Bruins controlled possession and created clearer scoring opportunities, but they were ultimately undone by fluky deflections and a Cal golden goal in the first minute of overtime. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Jordan Vale and the Bruins are looking to improve their chances of winning the Pac-12 with a rematch against Cal and Stanford.




Five-star recruit Kevon Looney commits to UCLA basketball

Consensus five-star men's basketball recruit Kevon Looney committed to UCLA today, becoming the second 2014 recruit to commit to coach Steve Alford's program. The 6-foot-8 power forward out of Milwaukee, Wis. is rated No. 13 in the nation by Rivals.com, No. 14 by Scout.com and No. 11 by ESPN.com, making him the highest profile recruit Alford has acquired as UCLA's coach. Read more...

Photo: Five-star power forward recruit Kevon Looney announced his decision to attend UCLA on Thursday.



UCLA basketball lights up in second half for first exhibition win

Steve Alford’s UCLA basketball coaching career began with an exhibition winover Cal State San Bernardino Wednesday night, but it occasionally lacked brightness. To start with, Pauley Pavilion’s overhead lights wouldn’t turn back on after the starting lineups were announced. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Zach LaVine will participate in a dunk contest during tonight’s Bruin Hoops Madness.