After Sunday’s bowl announcements, Andrew Erickson and Kevin Bowman break down what to expect from UCLA in its bowl and give their thoughts on how the playoff selection turned out. Read more...
Sports
Men's Basketball, Sports
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December 8, 12:06 pm
UCLA men’s basketball schedules home-and-home series against Kentucky
UCLA men’s basketball and Kentucky have agreed to a home-and-home series over the next two seasons, UCLA announced Monday. It will be the first time the two storied programs will face each other in their current respective home arenas. Read more...
Men's Basketball, Sports
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December 8, 11:19 am
Men’s basketball’s first-half lapse against USD shows need for focus
After UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 3, coach Steve Alford told reporters he was concerned it could have been a trap game for his team, with upcoming matchups against No. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell scored 16 points in the Bruins’ 75-68 win over San Diego. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Men's Soccer, Sports
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December 8, 1:10 am
Men’s soccer beats UNC in shootout, moves on to College Cup
The distance between the penalty spot and the goal on a college soccer pitch is exactly 12 yards. When a kick is taken, the keeper has but a fraction of a second to react and attempt to cover an area 24 feet wide and 8 feet high – a difficult feat at best. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. (left) made the game winning save in the penalty shootout against UNC ensured that the Bruins would progress to the next round of the College Cup. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Sports, Women's Basketball
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December 8, 1:08 am
Women’s basketball hopes to settle differences with UC Riverside
UCLA and UC Riverside have a lot in common. Both sit at the base of mountains in Southern California, both adhere to the University of California system and both share the UC motto “Let there be light.” These two UCs, however, show a multitude of differences when it comes to women’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Sports, Swim & Dive
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December 8, 1:07 am
UCLA swim and dive dominates in East Coast meets, breaks records
This week, the UCLA swim team and dive team both traveled to the East Coast, but to different destinations. The swimmers flew to Greensboro, N.C. for a four-day meet at the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships. Read more...
Photo: Junior Katy Campbell’s finished the 500-Meter Freestyle final at the AT&T Winter Nationals in 4:42.20, breaking the previous school record of 4:40.53. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Sports, Women's Volleyball
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December 8, 1:05 am
Bruins sweep past LIU Brooklyn, Long Beach State on path to Sweet 16
For the first time in over a month, No. 12 seed UCLA women’s volleyball team swept two teams in the same week, scoring 3-0 against both LIU Brooklyn and Long Beach State at home. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore middle blocker/outside hitter Claire Felix registered 10 kills in UCLA’s NCAA second round victory over Long Beach State. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)