UCLA Bruins Rumors & News

Questions ahead for UCLA hoops

UCLA Blog | ESPN Los Angeles — This is supposed to be a quiet period in NCAA basketball, but that hasn't been the case for UCLA. The Bruins have been in scramble mode almost since the day athletic director Dan Guerrero announced Steve Alford as the coach to replace Ben Howland, and the latest incident came over the weekend, when Guerrero issued a puzzling statementin response to an L.A. Times article about Alford. That statement is just the latest incident during hectic two-month stretch in which question after question about Alford, his past and how and why he was hired have dominated discussions about UCLA basketball.

Around the Pac-12

Orange County Register — Catching you up on the latest around the Pac-12 this summer, we'll have a conference-wide look each Thursday of the offseason to take a look at what other schools are up to during the dog days.  And hey, let's waste no time. Onto the links! As the...

2013-14 college football bowl schedule

Los Angeles Daily News — Bowl season will open up Dec. 21 with the New Mexico Bowl, and end on Jan. 6 in Pasadena, Calif., for the BCS National Championship.

College baseball: Bruins edge Gauchos

Orange County Register — In a regular-season home finale that was marred by baserunning mistakes and inconsistencies, it was freshman pitcher Cody Poteet who provided just the consistent effort that No. 8 UCLA needed heading into the final weekend series of the season. After...

VIRGINIA 4, UCLA 3: Bruins men's tennis team falls in NCAA final

Los Angeles Daily News — Mitchell Frank rallied in the decisive match and second-seeded Virginia defeated top-seeded UCLA 4-3 Tuesday in Urbana, Ill.

UCLA men's tennis makes NCAA final; women's squad falls short

Los Angeles Daily News — The UCLA men's tennis earned a spot in the NCAA final for the first time since 2005 as the top-ranked Bruins edged No.

No. 8 UCLA finishes sweep

Orange County Register — Closer David Berg set a single-season school record with his 16th save and Coach John Savage won his 400th career baseball game as No. 8 UCLA beat USC, 5-2, and finished a Pac-12 series sweep of the Trojans on Sunday at Dedeaux Field. Grant Watson...

USC errs to give UCLA victory

Orange County Register — No. 8 UCLA scored the winning run on an error in the top of the ninth inning, and closer David Berg cut down USC in the bottom of the ninth as the Bruins escaped with a 2-1 Pac-12 baseball victory Friday night at Dedeaux Field. UCLA (35-15, 18-7)...

UCLA's Alford, New Mexico agree on $625K buyout

Orange County Register — After weeks of arguing on both sides, new UCLA basketball coach Steve Alford and the University of New Mexico, where he previously coached, have reached an agreement in principle over his buyout. Under the terms of the agreed-upon buyout, Alford --...

Hutting's early HR carries CSF past UCLA

Orange County Register — In a midweek matchup of two top 10 college baseball powerhouses, both jockeying for position as the postseason quickly approaches, it was one misplaced fastball in the first inning of Tuesday's game that would decide the outcome of both No. 4...

PAC-12 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Bryshon Nellum remains on a roll for USC

Los Angeles Daily News — Bryshon Nellum's quest to win an NCAA title in June will take place on the same track in which he qualified for the U.S. Olympic team last summer, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Questions of his past surprised UCLA's Alford

Orange County Register — LOS ANGELES – Steve Alford's first month as UCLA's basketball coach was a tumultuous one, to say the least, as the rehashing of a 2002 incident of sexual assault at Iowa involving one of his players – as well as the comments that followed –...

RB recruit Craig Lee should be eligible to join UCLA in fall

Orange County Register — After academic troubles had put his acceptance at UCLA into question, four-star running back recruit Craig Lee's newest test scores should be good enough for him to enroll in the fall, according to a report from Rivals.com. However, those scores...

Baseball: UCI overwhelmed by No. 9 UCLA

Orange County Register — Kevin Kramer's bases-loaded triple was all the offense the ninth-ranked UCLA baseball team needed Tuesday night as the Bruins beat UC Irvine in an 8-1 nonconference victory at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Kramer went 2 for 5 with two runs scored and...

Former Valencia High star Max Homa leads Cal to Pac-12 men's golf title

Los Angeles Daily News — Cal golfer Max Homa was conducting an interview when his ears perked up after hearing UCLA golf coach Derek Freeman mention him while chatting in the post-round ceremony.

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