Not every UCLA-USC men’s basketball matchup promises to be competitive. There was the Bruins 107-73 blowout of the Trojans on Jan. 5, 2014, and then there was UCLA’s 96-70 trouncing of USC on March 12, 2015. Read more...
Photo: This season junior guard Isaac Hamilton has distinguished himself as one of the go-to scorers on UCLA. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA men’s volleyball team is led by one of the top coaches in the sport worldwide, but the Bruins’ best teachers might be themselves. Coach John Speraw, also the coach of the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Speraw said that freshman setter/hitter Micah Ma’a has played a big part in elevating the level of the team’s communication. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Home crowds are notorious for heckling visiting opponents when they step up to the free-throw line. Fans wave their arms and jump up and down, desperately trying to distract the shooter. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford is averaging 17.4 points per game, the most on the UCLA team.(Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Thomas Duarte has declared for the 2016 NFL Draft, the junior receiver’s father told the Orange County Register on Tuesday. Duarte reportedly filed his paperwork Monday. Read more...
Photo: Junior receiver Thomas Duarte will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft, his father told the Orange County Register on Tuesday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Junior guard Bryce Alford was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the first time in his career Monday. The honor came two days after Alford and UCLA capped a successful series sweep of the Arizona schools, evening the Bruins’ conference record to 2-2 after an 0-2 start. Read more...
Photo: After being in a shooting slump during the Washington road trip, junior guard Bryce Alford stepped up against the Arizona teams, shooting over 50 percent. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Laced with regret Jeff Locke’s main job is punting, but it was his side job that brought him an outbreak of negative attention this past weekend. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA football player Jeff Locke was the holder for the Minnesota Vikings’ failed field goal attempt at the end of their playoff game last weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sometimes the rim looks big. Sometimes it doesn’t. When the UCLA women’s basketball team plays well it has runs where every shot seems to go in. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Kari Korver is shooting 43 percent from beyond on the arc this season, and the UCLA women’s basketball team has relied on her long-range 3s. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
