Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times 11 hours ago UCLA rewards tight end Greg Dulcich with scholarship on his birthday
UCLA tight end Greg Dulcich played it cool when he was on the phone with coach Chip Kelly. But when he got off the phone, it got loud in his house.
Bruins Nation Mar 26, 2020
Set your DVRs now — UCLA’s comeback victory over Gonzaga in 2006 is re-airing on CBS Sports
Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/ The Bruins completed the dramatic come-from-behind victory over Adam Morrison and the Zags 14 years ago in the Oakland Regional Semifinal In what is still recognized as one of the best come-from-behind performances in NCAA Basketball Tournament history, the UCLA Bruins Men’s Basketball team scored the game’s final 11 points, defeating Gonzaga to advance to the Elite Eight back in 2006. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scored with :10 seconds remaining to give the Bruins a 72-71 lead before ultimately finishing the game with the 73-71 victory over Adam Morrison and...
Bruins Nation Mar 25, 2020
Four women earn All-America honors on the UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team
Photo by Katharine Lotze/ Ross, Glenn, Kramer and Frazier take home All-American honors following the 2020 regular season The UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team is garnering some hardware following the 2020 season that saw senior Kyla Ross finish as a finalist for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award. Ross is joined by fellow seniors Grace Glenn and Gracie Kramer as well as sophomore Margzetta Frazier as Bruins who are taking home All-American honors following this past season. Ross was the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year and is one of 10 finalists for the national award. Ross received All-American...
Bruins Nation Mar 24, 2020
Kyla Ross: Finalist for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award
Photo by Katharine Lotze/ Given to the nation’s best amateur athlete — you can vote for Ross now! The AAU James E. Sullivan Award is handed out annually to the nation’s best amateur athlete — and one of your UCLA Bruins has made the finalist list. UCLA senior gymnast Kyla Ross has made headlines and has had her fair share of success at every level and that continues from this past season as she lands on the shortlist of finalists for the Sullivan Award. Ross is the first female gymnast to ever win Olympic, World and NCAA Championships. Ross, and teammate Madison Kocian, made...
Bruins Nation Mar 24, 2020
What’s Bruin: Postseason and All-American honors
Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports Shortened-season All-American and postseason honors are in and the Bruins are all over them In a time where all college sports have had their seasons shortened or cancelled, the postseason awards have come at an unexpected time but still have their fair share of Bruins represented from the winter sports season. They headline the rest of the news breakdown in our What’s Bruin roundup for Tuesday, March 24, 2020. UCLA Dominates D1Baseball’s Analytics Rankings | UCLABruins.com The UCLA baseball team had 14 student-athletes recognized in D1 Baseball’s...
Bruins Nation Mar 24, 2020
The Top 10 players returning to UCLA in 2020
Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Jake Burton should be an early-round pick in the 2021 draft Spring football has been shut down. We’re left with more questions about the UCLA football team. Yet, we know enough about the returning players from their time on the field in years prior that I decided to take a look around the roster and rank the 10 best players returning to action later this fall. This list is largely based upon film, not statistics, and should also be noted that this is just for returning players and not incoming freshmen or transfers. Important to note that with...
Bruins Nation Mar 23, 2020
UCLA Desert Island: Building an all-time UCLA team
This is not going to be easy. It can be argued that UCLA is the most famous sporting university in America. From now-famous athletes who have transcended their sport to athletes who broke down barriers, literally and figuratively, UCLA athletics have decorated history far and wide. There’s a baseball player who broke the color barrier and was once a four-sport athlete at UCLA. A tennis player who now has the most prestigious courage award named after him. Then there’s the all-time leading scorer in NBA history. There’s a three-time college basketball Player of the Year. How about two...
Los Angeles Times Mar 21, 2020
Fabulous freshman Toby Bailey helped make 1995 Bruins unbeatable
With Toby Bailey as a starter, UCLA went 13-0 and finished the 1994-95 season on a 19-game win streak en route to winning the NCAA title.
Bruins Nation Mar 20, 2020
2019 UCLA Football Recreation: UCLA tops Nevada, 41-7
Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via The Bruins rush, return game were no match for the Wolfpack The UCLA Bruins topped the Nevada Wolfpack by a score of 41-7 in a dominant performance in three facets of the game. However, there should be cause for concern as the team takes a step up in competition as starting signal-caller Dorian Thompson-Robinson struggled in Week 1. Still, the game started off with a bang as CB Darnay Holmes returned the opening kick 103 yards to the house. Darnay Holmes to the house on the opening kick — 103 yards for 6!!! pic.twitter.com/OyXN8LjsNu— Cam...
Bruins Nation Mar 19, 2020
UCLA Football Recruiting: DJ Justice Becomes Bruins’ First 2021 Commit
@DJ23Justice The son of former MLB outfielder David Justice has committed to the Bruins. With everything going on right now, it feels a little strange to be writing about UCLA football recruiting, but UCLA football’s 2021 recruiting class picked up its first commitment on Tuesday night when three-star wide receiver DJ Justice from Bishop Alemany HS in Mission Hills announced on Twitter that he has committed to the Bruins. He is the son of former New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves outfielder David Justice. Thank you to everyone who believed in me and everyone who didn’t. I’ve...
Bruins Nation Mar 18, 2020
Former Bruin Xavier Su’a-Filo signs multi-year contract with Cincinnati Bengals
Photo by George Walker/Icon Sportswire via The former UCLA guard is joining the Bengals on a three-year deal worth $10 million The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to sign former UCLA guard Xavier Su’a-Filo to a three-year contract worth $10 million, per ESPN’s Ben Baby. Bengals have agreed to terms with offensive lineman Xavier Su'a-Filo for a three-year deal worth $10 million, per source.— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) March 18, 2020 Su’a-Filo last played for UCLA in 2013 after he made history for the Bruins by being the first true freshman to start on the offensive side of the ball...
Bruins Nation Mar 18, 2020
UCLA Football Recruiting Profile: WR Logan Loya
Shotgun Spratling | 247Sports Loya turned heads at The Opening Bay Area after putting up impressive numbers at St. John Bosco The UCLA Bruins spring football segment is just one of hundreds of events cancelled for this spring sport semester, and with that cancelled our first in-game look at some of the newest members of the UCLA football family. Most notably, wide receiver and early enrollee Logan Loya, a four-star recruit from St. John Bosco High School. Loya, who committed to UCLA in November of last year, signed during the Early Signing Day period and enrolled in classes this...
Bruins Nation Mar 17, 2020
UCLA Football: Deadline to Renew Season Tickets Extended Until May 1
You now have until the beginning of May to decide if you want to renew your football season tickets. If you haven’t yet renewed your UCLA Bruins football season tickets, fear not, my fellow Bruins! That’s because the UCLA Athletic Department sent out an email which you might have missed among the plethora of emails from companies telling you about the precautions they are taking in the hope that you will keep spending money with them. Due to recent events, the deadline to renew season tickets has been extended. The new renewal deadline is Friday, May 1 to provide you more time to renew,...
Bruins Nation Mar 17, 2020
UCLA women’s tennis head coach Stella Sampras Webster featured by USTA
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The United States Tennis Association sat down for a candid conversation with the longtime Bruins head coach Although the season didn’t quite end the way they had hoped, or how any of us had hoped, the UCLA women’s tennis team had an incredibly successful, albeit short, 2019-20 season. On the backs of a 12-1 (2-0) record before the season was cancelled and after what was her 24th season at the helm of the Bruins, head coach Stella Sampras Webster was recently featured by the United States Tennis Association. In a candid conversation, Sampras Webster...
Bruins Nation Mar 16, 2020
Let’s relive and recreate the 2019 UCLA football season with NCAA Football ‘14
Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports In an unprecedented time with no sports, we take to the virtual world to relive and recreate the 2019 Bruins football season The country is in an unprecedented state during the coronavirus outbreak and the sports world is no different. It seems like just yesterday that the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament was cancelled and it seems like just hours ago that they announced the winter championships and spring sports seasons have also been cancelled. As we all come to grips with what that means from a sports watching standpoint but also navigate our new...
