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Badgers’ barrage from 3 digs UCLA men’s basketball’s grave in Big Ten tournament

This post was updated March 14 at 3:17 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS – March’s mad grip fastened its knot on the Bruins on Friday afternoon.  It was a reminder that heartache can strike year after year, and destiny’s hand can drag one back to a familiar stop.  About a year removed from their heartbreaker against the Ducks – one that prematurely fractured the Bruins’ season – an eerily similar trajectory awaited.  Caught beneath a Badger barrage from beyond the arc, the Bruins frayed under clinical ball movement and laser-sharp accuracy. Read more...

Photo: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin looks down on the bench as his team succumbs to an 86-70 blowout loss to No. 5 seed Wisconsin on Friday afternoon. With the loss, the Bruins’ run in the Big Ten tournament has ended. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA men’s basketball readies for first Big Ten quarterfinal against Wisconsin

Exactly a year ago, the final buzzer of the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal not only rang a tune of defeat but also the melody of a bittersweet ending to the Bruins’ 2024 campaign. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Skyy Clark elevates for a right-handed layup in a game against Ohio State on Feb. 23, when coach Mick Cronin earned his 500th career victory. Cronin, Clark and No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball will face No. 5 seed Wisconsin in Friday’s Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



Weekend in Preview: March 13

Women’s tennisChloe Agas, Daily Bruin staffFamiliar foes make the best guides when stepping into the unknown. This weekend will serve as UCLA women’s tennis’ (5-4) Big Ten opener, and it’ll hit the road to face a pair of former-Pac-12 rivals in Oregon (7-4, 0-2) Friday and No. Read more...

Photo: No. 100 senior Kimmi Hance returns a ball with a forehand on court one at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


14 years later, UCLA baseball will host Nebraska in Big Ten weekend series

Gerrit Cole was the Bruins’ ace the last time they faced the Cornhuskers. The right-hander – just months away from being selected first overall in the 2011 MLB Draft – took a perfect game into the seventh and finished the series opener with nine shutout innings and eight strikeouts in UCLA’s 1-0 extra-innings victory. Read more...

Photo: Former Bruin right-hander Gerrit Cole throws a changeup at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Cole started the series opener the last time UCLA faced Nebraska. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA baseball snaps 3-year losing streak against UC Irvine with 5-run first inning

Anteater right-hander Ryan Kysar delivered home with a runner on first in a scoreless ballgame. Waiting at the plate was the Bruins’ Mulivai Levu who belted Kysar’s belt-high 2-0 fastball over the left field wall to put his team in front 2-0 in the bottom of the first. Read more...

Photo: Mulivai Levu poses on second base with his arms in the shape of a heart and his right leg bent. The sophomore first baseman slugged his team-leading seventh home run of the year in UCLA baseball’s 11-4 win over UC Irvine on Tuesday. (Alexefrain Gonzales Diaz/Daily Bruin)