We canceled practice that night, and instead spent two-plus hours in a circle of chairs at center court. Lots of confession, lots of emotion, lots of real talk. Read more...
Sports
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March 1, 1:21 am
Sports Illustrated's expose of UCLA basketball confirmed rumors, brought tough issues to light
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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March 1, 1:18 am
UCLA men's volleyball takes down Long Beach State in three sets, avenging earlier loss
Long Beach State's men's volleyball team was dripping with confidence entering Wednesday's match against UCLA. Two weeks earlier, it handed UCLA its first loss in conference play and ended its 10-match winning streak. Twenty minutes into Wednesday's game, however, the 49ers' poise was gone, their cheers from the sideline replaced with stony silence. Read more...
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Senior outside hitter Nick Vogel was one of three Bruins with seven kills as No. 1 UCLA swept the Long Beach State 49ers 3-0.
Sports, Women's Tennis
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March 1, 1:15 am
No. 1 UCLA women's tennis team faces No. 2 USC on the road in heated rivalry match
For all the blue and red blood that runs in the Los Angeles sports rivalry, UCLA's and USC's women's tennis teams share the same true colors. All of 12 miles separate the Bruins from the Trojans, but the distance between the programs has been even shorter this season, as the two squads have been nothing short of gold. Read more...
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Senior McCall Jones and the No. 1 women’s tennis team travel to face the No. 2 Trojans on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
Sports, Women's Basketball
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March 1, 1:14 am
UCLA women's basketball travels to play Washington State in final regular season games
These were the words from coach Cori Close to the UCLA women's basketball team after practice on Wednesday: "We have to have a championship mentality. It's one and done." Read more...
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Freshman forward Kacy Swain and the women’s basketball team face the Washington State Cougars (10-18, 4-12) tonight in Pullman, Wash.
Sports
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February 29, 11:51 am
Sports Illustrated exposes problems in UCLA men’s basketball program
While the team sits on the precipice of missing the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons, a recently written expose sheds some light onto why the UCLA men's basketball program has fallen so far from the upper echelon of college basketball. Read more...
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A Sports Illustrated article published Wednesday brought to light numerous issues involving the UCLA men’s basketball team, notably former Bruin Reeves Nelson’s tendency to severely bully teammates.
Baseball, Sports
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February 29, 2:03 am
Bruin baseball’s offense wallops Dirtbags in 9-1 win
The UCLA baseball team's meeting with Long Beach State on Tuesday was supposed to be an opportunity to polish up its offensive game against a team that hasn't made the postseason in three years. Read more...
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Junior catcher Trevor Brown had his fifth straight two-hit game in UCLA’s 9-1 win over Long Beach State Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Sports
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February 29, 1:56 am
Bruin basketball will miss out on a bye, but is still seeking to win Pac-12 Tournament
The UCLA basketball team's goals have grown increasingly smaller as the season has worn on. First, the goal was to win the Pac-12 Conference and get to the NCAA Tournament, a goal that didn't appear unlikely when the Bruins started the season nationally ranked and picked to finish first in the conference. In recent weeks, the goal shifted to finishing the season as one of the Pac-12's top four teams in order to claim a first-round bye in the all-important conference tournament next week. "The likelihood that someone is going to win four in four days isn't very high," said UCLA coach Ben Howland last week. Read more...
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After the loss in Arizona, senior guard Lazeric Jones and the UCLA men’s basketball team cannot get a first-round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament next week.