Friday, July 17

UCLA men’s basketball freezes out Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Larry Drew II held onto the ball and a two-point lead atop the key as the seconds ticked down. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Larry Drew II scored the winning basket for UCLA, which put the team up over Utah in a close game. Drew took a leading role for the Bruins when their 13-point lead started to slip away, especially toward the end of the game. UCLA won 57-54 in its first Pac-12 conference road game.


Women’s basketball shoots for fifth straight win

As practice died down on Wednesday evening, UCLA’s offense began to light up. On one court, senior forward Alyssia Brewer caught the ball in the post, spun and gave her defender an up-and-under shoulder fake, throwing the defender off balance and allowing her to lay it in easily. Read more...

Photo: UCLA puts pressure on its opponents with myriad scoring options, including senior Markel Walker’s 13.4 points per game.


Seen here in the season’s first Pac-12 matchup, freshman guard Kyle Anderson looks to lead UCLA to its third consecutive conference win.

UCLA to face Utah in first true road test

Outside of a trip to New York for the Progressive Legends Classic at the Barclays Center and a game played in Texas, UCLA has yet to play a basketball game outside of Southern California. Read more...

Photo: Seen here in the season’s first Pac-12 matchup, freshman guard Kyle Anderson looks to lead UCLA to its third consecutive conference win.

Seen here in the season’s first Pac-12 matchup, freshman guard Kyle Anderson looks to lead UCLA to its third consecutive conference win.

Redshirt senior midfielder/forward Fernando Monge had a career year in 2012, totaling 11 points in 19 starts for the UCLA men’s soccer team. Monge was recently invited to participate in the MLS combine, which will be held from Jan. 11-15 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Two Bruins earn invites to MLS combine

Fernando Monge admitted there were times when he wasn’t sure he would be able to play soccer after college. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior midfielder/forward Fernando Monge had a career year in 2012, totaling 11 points in 19 starts for the UCLA men’s soccer team. Monge was recently invited to participate in the MLS combine, which will be held from Jan. 11-15 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Redshirt senior midfielder/forward Fernando Monge had a career year in 2012, totaling 11 points in 19 starts for the UCLA men’s soccer team. Monge was recently invited to participate in the MLS combine, which will be held from Jan. 11-15 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.



UCLA goes the distance to sweat out win against CSU Northridge

At the moment, playing to five sets is a habit the Bruins just can’t get rid of. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball took a win in their first home matchup of the 2013 season, in a game against Cal State Northridge that marked their return to Pauley Pavilion after its reopening. It was John Speraw’s first regular season home game as the Bruins’ coach. The Bruins played a full five sets, continuing an ongoing pattern from recent games of going to the maximum number of sets, which may cause them to battle with fatigue as the season continues.