Monday, June 15

Tanner’s Take: The emotional rollercoaster of NFL relocation

Stan Kroenke’s first name might as well have an “a” before the “t” as far as St. Louisans are concerned. Hearing the name alone can incite a fury and disgust within millions of Midwesterners that is probably worthy only of the devil himself. Read more...

Photo: The NFL owners voted to move the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, with an option for the San Diego Chargers to join them in Inglewood. (Creative Commons photo by Paul Sableman via Flickr)


Baseball ranks in top 15 in preseason polls, No. 3 recruiting class

The baseball team received top-15 rankings in two recent national preseason polls, coming in at No. 11 in the D1Baseball poll and at No. 14 in the Perfect Game USA poll. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior outfielder Eric Filia, who helped lead the 2013 UCLA team to a national championship, will be back in the Bruins’ lineup this year. Filia sat out the past two seasons, 2014 due to an injury and 2015 due to academic ineligibility. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Subpar guard play dooms UCLA basketball against USC

As UCLA’s guard play goes, so goes UCLA. That fact is becoming increasingly evident five games into the Bruins’ Pac-12 schedule. Against Arizona State and Arizona last weekend, junior guards Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton laid a solid foundation for the offense as UCLA walked away with two wins. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Aaron Holiday was one bright spark in UCLA’s performance against USC Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough to light a fire under his teammates. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Trojans trample Bruin basketball en route to 89-75 win

Not too long ago, UCLA was relishing a streak of consistent success against its crosstown rival in two sports: football and men’s basketball. The football team had won three straight games over USC, a streak dating back to 2012. Read more...

Photo: USC freshman forward Chimezie Metu provided a significant spark off the bench for the Trojans, dropping a career-high 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting in his team’s victory Wednesday night. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA football finalizes offensive coordinator, coaching hires

UCLA coach Jim Mora officially announced Wednesday the promotion of running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu to offensive coordinator and the hiring of Marques Tuiasosopo as quarterbacks coach and Rip Scherer as tight ends coach. Read more...

Photo: Coach Jim Mora announced new coaching hires Wednesday, six days after offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone and quarterbacks coach Taylor Mazzone left the program. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Around the League: Arizona men’s basketball plummets, Stanford football finishes strong

While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Arizona slips in national rankings UCLA made headlines last week when the Bruins upset the Arizona Wildcats on a last-minute 3-pointer by junior guard Bryce Alford. Read more...

Photo: Arizona guard Allonzo Trier will miss four to six weeks with a hand injury. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)