If you listen to UCLA coach Jim Mora (and why wouldn’t you? The guy just beat USC for the first time in forever), one win does not make a football monopoly. “I understand what this rivalry is all about,” Mora said. Read more...
Football, Sports, Sports Columns
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November 17, 8:04 pm
Strong Side: Game over for USC’s monopoly in LA
Football, Sports, Sports Columns
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November 15, 11:52 pm
Strong Side: Bruins can overcome last year’s loss
They say time heals all wounds. But is a year really long enough to cure 50-0? Let that sink in. Fifty. Five-zero … to nothing. Read more...
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Redshirt senior quarterback Kevin Prince gets taken down by two USC players during last year’s 50-0 loss. The Bruins will look to come back from the loss on Saturday afternoon, when they play the Trojans at the Rose Bowl.
Football, Sports, Sports Columns
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October 8, 1:07 am
Strong Side: UCLA upholds upsetting tradition in Saturday’s loss
The last time UCLA won a game at California's Memorial Stadium: 1998. Google was in its infancy, "The Big Lebowski" was not yet a cult classic and Bill Clinton was soon to be impeached. Read more...
Photo: Both teams dive for the loose ball after a muffed punt by redshirt freshman running back Steven Manfro. Cal recovered the ball at the UCLA 34-yard line and proceeded to drive down the field for a touchdown.
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September 23, 9:43 am
Battle of the Editors: Steven Covella vs. Emma Coghlan
Every so often, there is just an overwhelming number of hot topics enveloping the UCLA sports scene. Read more...
Sports, Sports Columns, Women's Basketball
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May 16, 11:41 pm
WATS-ON MY MIND: New head coach Cori Close is ready to live up to the legacy of UCLA women’s basketball
So in Nikki Caldwell's case, would it be big stilettos left to fill? Read more...
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Former associate head coach for Florida State University Cori Close is replacing former coach Nikki Caldwell, who left UCLA last month for a coaching position at LSU. This is Close’s first stint as a head coach, and she hopes to carry on what Caldwell started.
Sports, Sports Columns
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May 9, 11:56 pm
WATS-ON MY MIND: Drafted by different teams, defensive tackle David Carter and his brother remain an inseparable team
I believe I was around 6 years old when I was first asked the question. Read more...
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Former defensive tackle David Carter was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of this year’s NFL draft. Carter played four years for the Bruins but only started in his redshirt senior season. Carter’s brother, Chris, was also selected in the draft after playing his college ball at Fresno State.
Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Columns
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May 2, 11:52 pm
WATS-ON MY MIND: Last man standing, Jerime Anderson
It was only a few years ago that UCLA was at the top of college basketball. And when I say "at the top," I'm not referring to the three Final Fours. I'm referring to the one Fabulous Five. In retrospect, labeling the 2008-2009 recruiting class that landed Jrue Holiday, Malcolm Lee, Drew Gordon, J'Mison Morgan and Jerime Anderson in the blue and gold adidas "“ a recruiting class ranked No. Read more...
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Rising senior point guard Jerime Anderson is the last of the “Fab Five” of the 2008 recruiting class, which was ranked No. 1 in the country. The recruiting class also included Drew Gordon, Jrue Holiday, J’mison Morgan and Malcolm Lee.