Saturday, August 8

Westbrook steps up in comeback

Just when things seemed like they couldn't get any worse for the No. 6 UCLA men's basketball team in the second half of Saturday afternoon's come-from-behind 75-65 victory against Oregon, sophomore guard Russell Westbrook missed a wide-open fast-break layup. Read more...



Bruins adjust defense to shut down Oregon

With nine seconds left in the first half of UCLA's game against Oregon, the Ducks' Tajuan Porter drained a 3-pointer to give his team a 34-31 lead heading into halftime. It was Porter's third 3-pointer of the half, and it served as a fitting exclamation point to a first half that saw Oregon's long-range shooting cause problems for UCLA's defense. Read more...



Bruins almost upstaged as Ducks defy the script

When UCLA locked horns with the Ducks last time in Eugene, the Bruins were without Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Lorenzo Mata-Real. They were playing in arguably the harshest atmosphere in the conference and still simmering from a loss against USC. Read more...


Wet weather shrinks opening home series

Rainy and wet conditions interfered with a weekend that was supposed to showcase the opening of a new season for the No. 1 ranked UCLA baseball team. Originally scheduled was a three-game series with Oklahoma, but that was reduced to two games Saturday. Read more...