PASADENA "”mdash; Texas took 10 confident paces forward, turned and calmly, accurately let off a round of gunfire. When the smoke and the dust cleared, the result was plain and it was ugly. An all-around slapstick performance by UCLA left Texas as the runaway winner in this rendition of the high-noon duel, the Bruins left gasping for life in the street. Read more...
Football, Sports
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September 19, 2:58 pm
Bruins' inconsistencies and mediocre play leave them in the dust in duel against Texas
Football, Sports
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September 18, 2:26 am
Texas avenges last year's loss as UCLA tries to recover from early upsets
PASADENA – Last year’s win over Texas was the crowning achievement of the UCLA football team's season, a here’s-what-we-can-really-do message sent on national television by beating a college football powerhouse on its home turf. A year later, with home field reversed, the Longhorns delivered a message of their own: Last year was just an aberration. Texas delivered payback for the beatdown UCLA laid in Austin with a 49-20 drubbing at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Read more...
Football, Sports
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September 17, 7:14 pm
*UPDATED:* Defense struggles to hold up against Longhorns offense
PASADENA "”mdash; Kevin Prince walked off the Rose Bowl field to a chorus of boos from UCLA fans late in the first quarter of UCLA’s 49-20 loss to Texas on Saturday. For the first time in a long time, the redshirt junior was leaving the field on his own power without the aid of the training staff. Read more...
Sports
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September 15, 1:20 pm
Corruption: the ugly side of athletic success and popularity
One of the most disconcerting aspects of the trend of scandals is that they're occurring at landmark programs. Read more...
Football, Sports
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September 15, 1:12 pm
Running backs Johnathan Franklin and Derrick Coleman not only bond as teammates, but also as friends
The running game has been key to UCLA's success in nearly every game coach Rick Neuheisel has won since he changed to the pistol offense before the 2010 season. Read more...
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Coleman
Men's Soccer, Sports
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September 15, 1:10 pm
Transfers Lee, Munoz are in search of a championship with Bruin men's soccer
While Ryan Lee and Victor Munoz are from two different walks of life, they do have one thing in common: They both transferred to UCLA to contend for a national championship. Read more...
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Junior Ryan Lee and sophomore Victor Munoz both transferred to the UCLA men’s soccer team at the beginning of this year.
Sports, Women's Soccer
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September 15, 1:06 pm
A young women's soccer team already shows NCAA Championship potential
The UCLA women's soccer team is going through its own coming-of-age story. Twelve of the Bruins' 28 players are youthful true freshmen from all over the United States (and one from New Zealand). If the team is serious about its title aspirations, it will need the young girls to mature and mature fast. Read more...
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From left to right, Samantha Mewis, Katelyn Rowland and Abby Dahlkemper are all freshmen who are making big first impressions on the soccer field.