The Bruins will host the Trojans with an irregular twist. No. 3 UCLA women’s soccer (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) will begin its four-game homestand against No. 12 USC (3-3, 2-3) on Thursday night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. Read more...
Photo: With victories in each of the past four seasons over its crosstown foes, No. 3 UCLA women’s soccer has the chance to win its fifth straight victory against No. 12 USC in a nonconference fixture Thursday night. (Daily Bruin file photo)
No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball (17-9, 13-6 Pac-12) just barely snuck into the NCAA tournament after losing its last four games, earning one of the last at-large bids on the board over the weekend. Read more...
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Jack Perez Sports editor Prediction: Sweet 16 I may be an optimist. I may be foolish. I may see a different Bruin squad than everyone else. Read more...
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The last time the Bruins played the Spartans on the opening Thursday of March Madness, they nearly blew a significant second-half lead. Blowing significant second-half leads has become a habit of sorts for No. Read more...
Photo: Back in 2011, UCLA men’s basketball faced off against coach Tom Izzo and Michigan State in the NCAA tournament. Now in 2021, the Bruins will match up with Izzo’s Spartans in March Madness once again. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Bruins and Spartans had to sweat it out, but the day has come for the two teams to help ring in the first NCAA tournament in almost two years. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior forward Cody Riley will play in his first NCAA tournament when UCLA men’s basketball faces off against Michigan State in a First Four matchup. (Kristian Sabatino/Daily Bruin)
Of all the Bruins who got an all-expenses-paid trip to Indiana this week, one of them won’t be taking the floor. Instead, Chris Smith will be cheering his teammates on from the bench, still recovering from the torn ACL he sustained in a home game against Utah on Dec. Read more...
Photo: After a season-ending injury on New Year’s Eve, senior guard Chris Smith has transitioned to a role from the bench for UCLA men’s basketball – coaching and cheering on his teammates as they begin their March Madness run. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins welcomed back a familiar face to Pauley Pavilion on Senior Day. No. 13 UCLA gymnastics (6-2, 4-2 Pac-12) hosted San Jose State (2-2) in its final home meet of the regular season, with a special guest making her return to Westwood. Read more...
Photo: After her Senior Day celebration was canceled a season ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, graduate student Mercedez Sanchez made her debut at Pauley Pavilion during UCLA gymnastics’ 2021 Senior Day celebration as a member of San Jose State after spending the last four years in Westwood. (Daily Bruin file photo)
