UCLA women’s basketball team has added some star power as its revamped roster begins to take shape. Former Iowa State forward Addy Brown announced Thursday she is committing to UCLA, giving the Bruins one of the top players in the portal. Brown averaged 11.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game while shooting 43.1%…
A surprisingly shaky semifinal evening for UCLA gymnastics has the Bruins leaving Fort Worth early after finishing in third place in the NCAA national semifinals. An early fall from Jordan Chiles followed by some wobbly vaults in the final rotations were too much to overcome as No. 13 seed Minnesota stunned in their final rotation…
No. 1-ranked UCLA, known for its powerful batting order from one to nine, turned to its pitching staff on Friday in New Jersey to pull out a 4-1 victory over Rutgers in 14 innings. It was UCLA’s 25th consecutive win. The Bruins are 31-2 and 16-0 in the Big Ten. Starting pitcher Logan Reddemann tied…
Women’s college basketball’s version of free agency is here. Less than six hours after UCLA won its first NCAA national title, the transfer portal opened, allowing teams to talk to players seeking new schools. And, like the past few seasons, it is already filled with star power. UCLA coach Cori Close has to replace six…
It was dominating. It was overwhelming. It was powder-blue pummeling, eight-clap crushing, Westwood wonderful. It was the UCLA women’s basketball team needing barely two hours to complete the struggles of 45 years, a stunningly swarming triumph unmatched in even the finest of Bruin athletic traditions. Break out a new banner. Make room in the Pauley…
PHOENIX — The greatest team in UCLA women’s basketball history has earned its crown. With a 30-point lead by the end of the third quarter, much of the end of Sunday’s NCAA championship victory was a celebration of what UCLA had built en route to its 79-51 victory over South Carolina. By the final buzzer, it was…
It was ugly. It was beautiful. It was a messy rock fight. It was Bruin ballet. In front of a stunned crowd at Phoenix’ Mortgage Matchup Center Friday night, the UCLA women’s basketball team defied stereotypes and defined toughness and did what few believed this dancing, dazzling group could do. They beat somebody up. They…
PHOENIX — You’d be forgiven if you thought this year’s Final Four was just a case of déjà vu. On paper, that seems true — four No. 1 seeds who have dominated every round of the NCAA tournament arrived in Phoenix this week and they are the same four teams who reached the Final Four last year…
With Kendrick Lamar’s “tv off” blaring outside the Mo Ostin Basketball Center, a crowd of cheering fans gave the UCLA women’s basketball team a fitting sendoff Tuesday as they left Westwood for Phoenix. The Bruins are back in the Final Four, where they’ll play Texas — the only team that has beaten them this season…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> UCLA forward Angela Dugalic looks to pass around Minnesota guard Mara Braun during a Sweet 16 game on Friday in Sacramento. (Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times) UCLA has now survived two games when it didn’t shoot well from long range. The Bruins can get away with that when Lauren Betts and Angela Dugalic are…
