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BOSTON – UCLA sophomore forward/center Adem Bona has been listed as one of 25 finalists for the Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award, presented annually by CollegeInsider.com. Bona was honored as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year earlier this month, becoming the second UCLA player in as many seasons to secure the conference's annual defensive honor. Bona averaged 12.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in all 33 games in 2023-24. A two-year force in the Bruins' frontcourt, Bo...
In a surprising move, the Los Angeles Chargers traded star wide receiver Keenan Allen to the Chicago Bears for a 2024 fourth round draft pick (110th overall). Allen holds franchise records in receptions (904) and receiving yards (10,530) and is a six-time Pro Bowl selection, including the 2023 season. Allen was selected in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Chargers. He played his college ball in Berkeley for the Cal Bears, where he was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection. He quickly...
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball team rallied to defeat the Arizona State University Sun Devils on Saturday Night, 59-47, in a critical victory heading into the men's Pac-12 basketball tournament in Las Vegas. The game was played at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus in the final regular season game in the Pac-12 for both the Bruins and the Sun Devils. The Bruins are headed to the Big Ten conference next season and the Sun Devils will be a member of the Big 12 conference next season. ASU ended t...
As the rain cascaded down on Pauley Pavilion before tip-off last Thursday, it felt like more than just a weather pattern; it was as if the heavens were mirroring the state of the UCLA Bruins' basketball program. With four consecutive losses under their belts, the UCLA Bruins faced off against the No. 5 Arizona Wildcats, knowing it would be their final showdown in the Pac-12 against the Wildcats. But the outcome left fans and players feeling as gloomy as the stormy skies outside. The final...
The 2023 NFL season ended less than four weeks ago, but for the Los Angeles Chargers there is no rest for the weary in the offseason. The 2024 NFL league year and trading period will officially get under way beginning on Wednesday March 13, with the 2024 NFL Draft to follow on Thursday April 25 through Saturday April 27. NFL free agency will officially begin on March 13th, although teams can begin negotiations with free agents next Monday, March 11 at 9 a.m. PST and players can officially be...
USC's Aaliyah Gayles is the recipient of the Tammy Blackburn Inspiration Award, which is presented to a Pac-12 Conference women's basketball student-athlete, coach or staff member who exhibits courage, resilience and unbreakable spirit in overcoming adversity in their life. The award was created to honor Tammy Blackburn, veteran Pac-12 Networks broadcaster and former star basketball player for San Diego State who has battled breast cancer since 2017. As a senior in high school, Gayles was the vi...
As the rain cascaded down on Pauley Pavilion before tip-off last Thursday, it felt like more than just a weather pattern; it was as if the heavens were mirroring the state of the UCLA Bruins' basketball program. With four consecutive losses under their belts, the UCLA Bruins faced off against the No. 5 Arizona Wildcats, knowing it would be their final showdown in the Pac-12 against the Wildcats. But the outcome left fans and players feeling as gloomy as the stormy skies outside. The final...
The USC Trojans had lost nine of their last 11 games and were entering a packed house on the UCLA campus of their cross-town rival before a loud, rowdy crowd last Saturday night. The UCLA Bruins had handed the Trojans one of those nine conference losses, a 65-50 embarrassing defeat at the Galen Center, the Trojans home court, a few weeks ago. The Bruins had won eight of their last 10 games and the sellout crowd of 13,659 fans at Pauley Pavilion was expecting a victory from the Bruins. Despite...
The USC Trojans had lost nine of their last 11 games and were entering a packed house on the UCLA campus of their cross-town rival before a loud, rowdy crowd last Saturday night. The UCLA Bruins had handed the Trojans one of those nine conference losses, a 65-50 embarrassing defeat at the Galen Center, the Trojans home court, a few weeks ago. The Bruins had won eight of their last 10 games and the sellout crowd of 13,659 fans at Pauley Pavilion was expecting a victory from the Bruins. Despite...
Under head coach Mick Cronin, the UCLA Bruins are considered one of the best defensive teams in men's college basketball. In his first four seasons at UCLA, the defense has gotten the Bruins to a Final Four appearance, three consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances, and a regular season Pac-12 conference championship in the 2022-2023 season. But even a good defensive team cannot win without help from the offense. The Bruins have struggled on offense this season and it caught up with them again...
The Pac-12 Board of Directors announced on Friday, February 16, that the Conference and Commissioner George Kliavkoff have mutually agreed to part ways, effective February 29. The Pac-12 Conference announced that Teresa Gould had been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, succeeding Commissioner Kliavkoff effective March 1, 2024. Kliavkoff's current contract runs through June 30, 2026. He is being paid annually about $3.5 million. While no details of the settlement were rel...
The Pac-12 Board of Directors announced on Friday, February 16, that the Conference and Commissioner George Kliavkoff have mutually agreed to part ways, effective February 29, 2024. The Pac-12 Conference announced that Teresa Gould had been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, succeeding Commissioner Kliavkoff effective March 1, 2024. Kliavkoff's current contract runs through June 30, 2026. He is being paid annually about $3.5 million. While no details of the settlement...
Under head coach Mick Cronin, the UCLA Bruins are considered one of the best defensive teams in men's college basketball. In his first four seasons at UCLA, the defense has gotten the Bruins to a Final Four appearance, three consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances, and a regular season Pac-12 conference championship in the 2022-2023 season. But even a good defensive team cannot win without help from the offense. The Bruins have struggled on offense this season and it caught up with them again...
What a whirlwind of a week for UCLA football! In a matter of days, the UCLA Bruins football team went from the end of the Chip Kelly era to the beginning of the DeShaun Foster era. Kelly resigned from UCLA on Friday, February 9th and on Monday, February 12th, the 44-year-old Foster was selected as the new head coach of the UCLA Bruins football program. UCLA Athletic Director Martin Jarmond announced the hiring of Foster in an email on Monday morning. "We are excited to announce today that one...
The UCLA men's basketball team, coming off an impressive 65-50 victory over the USC Trojans, extended their winning streak to three games with a sweep of the Oregon State Beavers and the Oregon Ducks, winning both games by the identical score of 71-63. In the process, UCLA point guard Dylan Andrews continues to show that he is one of the best players on the team. In the current three game winning streak, Andrews has scored a total of 59 points and has 14 assists. During this three-game streak,...
The UCLA men's basketball team, coming off an impressive 65-50 victory over the USC Trojans, extended their winning streak to three games with a sweep of the Oregon State Beavers and the Oregon Ducks, winning both games by the identical score of 71-63. In the process, UCLA point guard Dylan Andrews continues to show that he is one of the best players on the team. In the current three game winning streak, Andrews has scored a total of 59 points and has 14 assists. During this three-game streak,...
ATLANTA – UCLA sophomore Adem Bona has been named to the 15-man watch list for this season's Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award, as announced on Thursday by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Bona, a 6-foot-10 forward/center from the Ebonyi State in Nigeria, is the only player from the Pac-12 Conference listed among the 15 midseason candidates for the defensive award. This marks the second consecutive year in which UCLA has had the only Pac-12 player listed on the award's midseason watch list. La...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Four members of the No. 8 UCLA softball team have been named to the 2024 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List, the organization announced Wednesday. Redshirt seniors Maya Brady and Sharlize Palacios and sophomores Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery were among the athletes listed. The four Bruins rank second in terms of representation on the list. Recognized as the most distinguished individual honor in NCAA Division I Softball, two Bruins have r...
Although both teams are near the bottom of the Pac-12 men's basketball standings it's still UCLA against USC which makes it a big game in Los Angeles. The Bruins are 8-11 overall and 3-5 in the Pac-12 and that record puts them in eighth place. The Trojans are 8-11 overall and 2-6 in the Pac-12 which is good enough for 11th place in the 12-team league. The Bruins travel to play the Trojans on Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. What happened to both teams? Injuries, bad recruiting, young players, you...
Although both teams are near the bottom of the Pac-12 men's basketball standings it's still UCLA against USC which makes it a big game in Los Angeles. The Bruins are 8-11 overall and 3-5 in the Pac-12 and that record puts them in eighth place. The Trojans are 8-11 overall and 2-6 in the Pac-12 which is good enough for 11th place in the 12-team league. The Bruins travel to play the Trojans on Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. What happened to both teams? Injuries, bad recruiting, young players, you...
The 2023-2024 season has been challenging for the UCLA Bruin's men's basketball team and head coach Mick Cronin. After three consecutive Sweet 16 post season appearances, which included a Final Four appearance in 2021, the Bruins have struggled to find themselves with a roster full of freshmen and sophomores, and not a lot of college basketball playing experience. Last Sunday at Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins seemed to find themselves, defeating the Washington Huskies, 73-61 to end a four-game...
USC's Zachariah Branch has won The Jet Award is presented annually to the nation's most outstanding return specialist. A media panel made up of members of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and former Jet Award winners selected Branch. Branch is the award's 13th winner, joining former Trojan Adoree' Jackson who won the award in 2016, and other notable NFL stars like Christian McCaffrey (2015) and Tyler Lockett (2014). Branch, a freshman superstar, is one of the nation's most...
It was not the traditional Big Ten Conference vs. Pac-12 Conference that is usually played on January 1 of each year at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. It was even better. In a game that became an instant classic, the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in overtime at the Rose Bowl, 27-20, in a college football semifinal playoff matchup. A crowd of 96,371 fans were in attendance at the beautiful setting that is the Rose...
No.2 UCLA beat USC and their freshman superstar Juju Watkins and crosstown rival No. 6 USC, 71-64, in front of a sold out Pauley Pavilion crowd handing the Trojans their first loss of the season. "I will boldly say that this was the hottest ticket in any sport male or female today in Southern California," UCLA coach Cori Close said. "That's saying something." The Bruins coming off of one of the toughest non-conference schedules in all of women's college basketball and it looks like it paid off....
LOS ANGELES – UCLA guard Sebastian Mack has secured Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors for the second time this season, as announced on Tuesday afternoon by the Pac-12 Conference. Mack, a 6-foot-3 freshman from Chicago, Ill., averaged 22.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals in the Bruins' two home games last week. He scored a team-leading 27 points in a loss to CSUN on Tuesday, Dec. 19, and followed that effort with a team-high 17 points against Maryland last Friday evening. Mack has scored i...
