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In a shocking move, the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans announced that they are leaving the Pac-12 Conference and joining the Big Ten Conference. The move will become effective July 1, 2024. Both the Bruins and the Trojans will play the next two seasons in the Pac-12. The Bruins and the Trojans have been members of the Pacific Coast Conference for over 90 years. UCLA Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond sent this message to announce the move: "UCLA has deeply valued our membership in the Pac-12...
To the surprise of many, UCLA Bruins freshman basketball forward Peyton Watson was selected with the No. 30 overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft. Watson was the last pick of the first round of the NBA draft that was held last Thursday, June 23rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Watson became the Bruins' 42nd all-time former player to get chosen in the NBA Draft's first round. UCLA leads the Pac-12 in total NBA Draft picks (122) and most first-round selections (42). Watson, a 6-foot-8...
UCLA student-athletes Myles Johnson (men’s basketball) and Briana Perez (softball) have been named as 2021-22 Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medal recipients, as announced Wednesday by the Pac-12 Conference office. The Pac-12 annually awards conference medals to each of its member institution’s outstanding male and female student-athlete based on a combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. Conference medal winners have been named every year since the 196...
The USC women’s volleyball team will add graduate transfers Kelli Barry (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) and Kalyah Williams (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS) to its fall 2022 roster head coach Brad Keller announced on Friday, May 27. “We are excited to announce the additions of Kelli and Kalyah to our fall roster,” said Keller. “Kelli brings so much to the table both on and off the court. She has an infectiously positive attitude along with a great work ethic, that we feel will fi...
https://ucla.in/3lohExC UCLA has won the annual head-to-head all-sports competition with crosstown rival USC, capturing the 2021-22 Crosstown Cup by a score of 100-90. This is the third time in the last five years that UCLA has claimed the Cup. "Congratulations to our student-athletes for a successful season and for capturing the Crosstown Cup," said UCLA's Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond. "This is one of the greatest rivalries in collegiate athletics, and...
The UCLA and USC men's and women's track and field teams will compete this weekend in the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene, Oregon Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The meet will be shown on the Pac-12 Network. After competing in one of the most exciting dual meets in their long history both schools will be trying to win a Pac-12 championship this weekend. Leading the way for the USC men's team will be sprinter Johnnie Blockburger, the defending Pac-12 champion in the 400 meters, high jumper, Earnest...
The 2022 NFL Draft did not go particularly well for the Pac-12 conference during the recent draft, with only 25 players selected from the conference, the lowest number in over a decade. But it did go well for the UCLA Bruin football squad, with a conference leading six players selected in the draft. The six selections were the most since 2016, when the Bruins had eight players selected in the draft. The NFL draft capped a good season for the Bruins, who went 8-4 and were rewarded with a bowl...
By Jon Coupal and Scott Wilk During the past two years, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has paid billions of dollars in secretive no-bid contracts with little to no transparency. Now Newsom is deploying his same secretive approach to a growing number of other public contracts. All Californians, irrespective of party affiliation, should be deeply concerned. Especially troubling is the Newsom administration’s perverse penchant for no-bid contracts, many of which renew automatically. Since 202...
After being unable to consistently establish a running game and being unable to stop the run on the defensive side of the ball in 2021, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley and General Manager Tom Telesco were determined to address the issue in both free agency and in the 2022 NFL draft, which started last Thursday, April 28, and ended on Saturday, April 30. The running game was a real concern for Charger management. "What I think that the running game does for a quarterback is it give...
It has not always been easy for UCLA Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, but he seemingly has arrived in his final season. Thompson-Robinson, a two-time Pac-12 second team All-conference selection, looked sharp during a practice that was held at Drake Stadium last Saturday. Thompson-Robinson looked and sounded comfortable in his fourth and final spring training. "It's been fun, and I've enjoyed every second," said Thompson-Robinson. "Just showing up every day, being grateful and being...
USC Trojan quarterback Caleb Williams completed 10 of 12 passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns during last Saturday's Spring practice game, showcasing his exceptional talent and providing hope to the Trojan fanbase. Williams, the Oklahoma transfer, dazzled the record crowd of 33,427 with savant-like mastery of head coach Lincoln Riley's offense. Williams threw two touchdown passes to Mario Williams, who transferred from Oklahoma like his quarterback and head coach. The Trojan offense continued...
Because of the disappointing and frustrating end to the 2021 season, the Los Angeles Chargers have been very aggressive in NFL free agency and with their off-season acquisitions, they have put themselves in a good position heading into the 2022 NFL draft, which begins on April 28th in Las Vegas. The Chargers have revamped their defense and will have at least four new starters on defense in 2022. The Chargers traded with the Chicago Bears for Pro Bowl linebacker Khalil Mack and signed free agent...
Earnest Sears III was named Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week for April 11-19 as he won the Invitational Elite men's high jump competition at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 16 with the second-leading clearance all-time by a Trojan and equaled the 2022 world-leading height, it was announced today (April 19). Sears III won the Invitational Elite men's high jump competition at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays with a personal-best clearance of 7-6.50 (2.30m). That clearance moved Sears III to...
The Los Angeles Chargers have made several improvements in the off-season to their roster, but they are far from finished, especially in the highly competitive AFC West. The Chargers added four new starters on defense in linebacker Khalil Mack, cornerback J.C. Jackson, nose tackle Austin Johnson, and defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day. Those additions will help a Charger defense that was last in the NFL in third down defense. On offense, the Chargers ranked 5th in total offense in the NFL in...
By Mykell Mathieu Sports Reporter The Bruins swept through another foe as they took care of conference rival, the Oregon Ducks winning games 3-1, 5-2, 4-2 last weekend at Easton Stadium on the UCLA campus, The Bruins have not lost a game since Feb. 20th when they matched up against the second-ranked Florida State Seminoles at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational. The Lady Bruins have played amazing softball in every aspect of the game. Led by great hitting and great pitching along with this team’s will to add another championship to t...
On paper, the UCLA Bruins were a strong favorite to return to the Final Four 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. With all five starters returning from the 2020-2021 team that made it to the Final Four, the 2021-2022 squad seemed to be poised to make a run at a national championship. The Bruins entered the season as the No. 2 ranked team in the nation in the Associated Press Poll. Unfortunately for Bruin fans, the 2021-2022 squad was unable to replicate their NCAA Tournament performance from l...
UCLA Bruins forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. called their final regular season game at home with the USC Trojans, “do or die for us, and we’re going to give it everything we’ve got to try to get that win.” It was a game that would decide tournament seeding for both schools and with the Bruins having lost five straight games to the Trojans, Bruin pride was on the line as well. The losing streak was the longest in men’s basketball versus the Trojans since World War II. For Jaquez Jr., that was all he ne...
In 2021, the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team made it to the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament, their best finish since the 2008 season. In 2021, the USC Trojans men's basketball team had their best finish since the 2001 season, landing in the Elite Eight of the NCAA basketball tournament. Both the Bruins and the Trojans are once again returning to the NCAA basketball tournament in 2022. The Bruins finished the season with a 25-7 record, and they were the runner-up to the Pac-12...
UCLA's nationally ranked women's gymnastic team will compete in the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday at 12 p.m. in West Valley City Utah. According to their coach, Chris Waller the Bruins are peaking at the right time after their strong performance against UC Davis last Sunday at UCLA on Senior Day. Led by Emma Malabuyo (balance beam) and Chae Campbell's floor exercise perfect 10's the Bruins beat Davis 197.700-193.975. The Bruins will have stiff competition from Utah, California, Oregon State,...
UCLA Bruins forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. called their final regular season game at home with the USC Trojans, “do or die for us, and we’re going to give it everything we’ve got to try to get that win.” It was a game that would decide tournament seeding for both schools and with the Bruins having lost five straight games to the Trojans, Bruin pride was on the line as well. The losing streak was the longest in men’s basketball versus the Trojans since World War II. For Jaquez Jr., that was all he ne...
After a long season of injuries and Covid cancellations, with some impressive performances and some less than impressive performances, the 2021-2022 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team is down to one regular season basketball game. It does not get much better than the USC Trojans playing the Bruins at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood to end the regular season on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Bruins are 22-6 for the season and tied for second place in the Pac-12 with the Trojans with a conference record of...
After a tough 67-64 loss to the Trojans at USC on February 12, the UCLA Bruins returned to the Westwood campus last week, struggling with nagging injuries and inconsistent play on both ends of the floor. Bruin head coach Mick Cronin has said in the past that his team will "pout on defense" when they are struggling on offense and that appeared to be the case in a 67-64 loss to the Trojans. Due to injuries and the struggles on defense, Cronin needed to make some changes to his starting lineup and...
There will be two big games played in Los Angeles this weekend. The Rams with battle the Bengals in the Super Bowl at 3:30 p.m. at SoFi Stadium in the biggest game on Sunday and UCLA will travel to lock horns with USC at the Galen Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. Obviously you really can't compare the Super Bowl with a college basketball game but to UCLA and USC fans it's their super game every time the two schools play each other. This will be the first of two meetings that will feature an intense...
LOS ANGELES – Olympian and 2021 NCAA 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles champion Anna Cockrell has been named an NCAA To- day’s Top 10 Award winner, one of 10 recognized outstanding senior student-athletes from the previous academic year over all divisions, it was announced by the NCAA today (Jan. 10). . Cockrell, a 12-time All-American, represented USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and reached the finals of the women’s 400m hurdles. She finished third in the event at the U.S. Olympic Trials by breaking h...
LOS ANGELES – Olympian and 2021 NCAA 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles champion Anna Cockrell has been named an NCAA To- day’s Top 10 Award winner, one of 10 recognized outstanding senior student-athletes from the previous academic year over all divisions, it was announced by the NCAA today (Jan. 10). . Cockrell, a 12-time All-American, represented USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and reached the finals of the women’s 400m hurdles. She finished third in the event at the U.S. Olympic Trials by breaking...
