This time last year, everything was on the line for the UCLA and USC football teams. On top of bragging rights in the crosstown rivalry, the winner would clinch the Pac-12 South and move onto the championship game against Stanford. Read more...
Photo: UCLA and USC clash once again this Saturday for their annual rivalry game. Last year, the Bruins dropped their season finale 40-21 at the Coliseum. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The crosstown showdown is here. UCLA football (4-6, 2-5 Pac-12) takes on rival No. 13 USC (7-3, 6-2 Pac-12) on Saturday night in their last home game at the Rose Bowl. Read more...
Photo: This year, the Bruins are trying to upset the Trojans at the Rose Bowl and reclaim the Victory Bell. But the Daily Bruin sports beat writers predict another tough loss for UCLA against a surging and consistent USC team. (Daily Bruin file photo)
He didn’t want to talk about them, but his face made it clear: Offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu has plenty of rivalry stories. Saturday’s rendition of the USC-UCLA rivalry will mark the 16th of Polamalu’s career. Read more...
Photo: Offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu has coached at both USC and UCLA, amassing a 9-2 record in the rivalry as a coach. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
Only two games into the season, No. 9 UCLA women’s basketball has already shown that it is a team with many identities. Over the last two weeks, Bruin fans have seen glimpses of the team’s ability to pile on steals from their double-team traps, convert opponent turnovers into points, pour in a string of 3-pointers and pound the glass for rebounds. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins will rely heavily on their size advantage against the Southern University Jaguars. Junior forward Monique Billings can play an even bigger role than normal. At 6-foot-4, Billings is 2 inches taller than any Jaguar. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
Under coach Amanda Cromwell, UCLA women’s soccer has thrived in the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins captured the program’s first national title in 2013 and appeared in the Elite Eight two seasons ago. Read more...
Photo: Freshman goalkeeper Teagan Micah has anchored UCLA’s defense the entire year, allowing 21 goals in 20 games this season with a .796 save percentage and eight shutouts. (Diana Luna/Daily Bruin)
With only three matches left in the regular season, the Bruins will finish off a tough pair of games sandwiched between rivalry matches against Stanford and USC. Read more...
Photo: Torrey Van Winden had a huge game the last time the Bruins played the Ducks. In the October matchup, the freshman pin hitter came up with 19 kills, a mark she’s only matched one other time this season, against Stanford. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
As the final buzzer sounded at Uytengsu Aquatics Center last weekend, there was disappointment on the faces of the Bruins. Coach Adam Wright said after the game that the loss to the Trojans showed that the team that had reeled off of 57 straight wins had plenty to work on. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Chancellor Ramirez and the No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo team will get to face top-five competition at home this weekend for the first – and last – time all year, starting with No. 3 California, in the critical Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship tournament. (Jintak Han/Assistant Sports editor)
