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Analysis: Without much to play for, UCLA still shows up
On paper, it didn't mean much. UCLA was already locked into the No. 2 seed in next week's Pac-12 tournament when it sped past Washington in the second half, 91-82, on Thursday night. But for a team that has struggled getting motivated on the road,...
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 6, 2014
What to watch for: Washington
1. Is there really anything left to play for? Stanford's loss to Colorado on Tuesday night, its third in a row, clinched the second seed for UCLA in next week's Pac-12 Tournament, leaving this week's Washington road trip pretty much meaningless on...
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 6, 2014
Three UCLA alums nominated for College Football Hall of Fame
Former UCLA quarterbacks Cade McNown and John Sciarra and linebacker Ken Norton were among 77 former college football players and coaches nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame on Thursday. McNown, arguably the best quarterback in UCLA...
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 6, 2014
UCLA to debut short-sleeved alternate jerseys
Well, at least they aren't zubaz. In what seems to be a new March tradition for adidas-sponsored college basketball programs, UCLA, along with several other teams, rolled out new alternate jerseys on Thursday, with plans to debut them during next...
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 6, 2014
UCLA's baseball national title named top L.A. sports moment in 2013
UCLA's unlikely 10-0 run through last summer's College World Series, ending in a dogpile on the mound in Omaha and the Bruins' first-ever national title in baseball was named Los Angeles' top sports moment in 2013 on Wednesday night, edging out...
UCLA Blog | ESPN Los Angeles Mar 6, 2014
Pac-12 Hall of Fame candidates
The National Football Foundation released its list of candidates for the College Football Hall of Fame on Thursday, and it includes 17 former players and two coaches representing 10 different schools from the current Pac-12 Conference. “It's an enormous honor to just be on the ballot when you think that more than 4.99 million people have played college football,” said NFF President Steven J. Hatchell. “The Hall's requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of only 1,500 individuals who are even eligible to be on the ballot, so being in today's elite group...
Orange County Register Mar 5, 2014
Sharon Day-Monroe set to take on the world
LOS ANGELES — It was the kind of day multi-event track athletes dream of, when every jump, every stride and every throw just seems to fall into place. Sharon Day-Monroe was already a two-time national indoor champion in the pentathlon, but she’d...
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 5, 2014
Pentathlete Day-Monroe to compete for a world championship
LOS ANGELES — It was the kind of day multi-event track athletes dream of, when every jump, every stride, and every throw just seems to fall into place. Sharon Day-Monroe was already a two-time national indoor champion in the pentathlon, but she’d...
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 5, 2014
Pac-12 power rankings
1. ARIZONA (27-2 overall, 14-2 Pac-12, Last week: 1) 2. UCLA (22-7, 11-5, Last week: 2) The top two sports are all but locked at this point, barring some cataclysmic breakdown for UCLA this week during its trip to Washington. Arizona, with the Pac-12...
Orange County Register Mar 4, 2014
Bruins' LaVine, Huskies' Williams-Goss on an upswing
LOS ANGELES – With the one-and-done rule having opened the floodgates to freshmen set on playing in the NBA, Washington coach Lorenzo Romar has noticed a pattern in the way first-year players develop during that first – and sometimes only –...
Kyle Bonagura / UCLA Blog | ESPN Los Angeles Mar 3, 2014 Looking at each Pac-12 coach's best team
Looking back at some teams the current group of Pac-12 coaches have led during their respective head-coaching careers turns up an impressive list. All 12 have coached a team to a bowl appearance, 10 have finished a season with double-digit wins and eight have had teams appear in the AP top 10. Taking it a step further and just looking at each individual coach's best team (in college) also made for an interesting study. Choosing which teams those are is clearly a subjective process so for the purpose of consistency, the teams listed below were chosen based on the final spot in the AP poll.
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 3, 2014
Bruins secure bye in tourney, but only after lecture
LOS ANGELES – UCLA entered its second-to-last week of the regular season, with just one home loss and no losing streaks to its name. By halftime of Sunday’s matchup with Oregon State, it trailed by nine, staring down a potential three-game losing...
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 2, 2014
Final: UCLA 74, Oregon State 69
LOS ANGELES — UCLA entered its second-to-last week of the regular season, with just one home loss and no losing streaks to its name. By halftime of Sunday’s matchup with Oregon State, it trailed by nine, staring down a potential three-game losing...
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 2, 2014
What to watch for: Oregon State
1. Bryce Alford and Zach LaVine showed on Thursday that they're capable of carrying the load -- at least somewhat. So will their responsibilities change? UCLA's pair of talented freshmen combined for 49 points in UCLA's shorthanded game against...
UCLA Blog | Orange County Register Mar 1, 2014
Anderson, Adams "probably" starting on Sunday
Assuming all goes as planned during Saturday's practice, suspended UCLA stars Kyle Anderson and Jordan Adams should make their return to the Bruins' starting lineup for Sunday's game against Oregon State. UCLA coach Steve Alford said after Thursday's...
