New experiments with rice suggest that the acoustic vibrations of falling droplets can jolt dormant seeds into growth, offering the first direct evidence that plants can sense natural sound. Rice and related seed types can sense the sound of rain impacting the soil or water surface above them and respond by accelerating germination at depths…
SACRAMENTO — The UCLA women’s basketball team hasn’t lost a game in 120 days. In that time, the Bruins have outscored opponents by a total of 806 points and just one other school — Connecticut — has gone without a loss during the same stretch. Yet somehow, the No. 1 seed in the Sacramento 2 region of…
On a day when No. 1 seeds dominated, UCLA wasn’t the exception. The top-seeded Bruins led wire-to-wire, beating No. 8-seed Oklahoma State 87-68 in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Monday night at Pauley Pavilion to advance to the Sweet 16. They will face No. 4-seed Minnesota on Friday in Sacramento. While UCLA…
The adage goes, it doesn’t have to be pretty. But for the UCLA women’s basketball team, that’s not the philosophy. Coach Cori Close preaches thriving, not surviving, and that’s been evident in the Bruins’ lopsided victory margin all season. That’s why leading by 10 points at halftime against a No. 16 seed was likely alarming….
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr. celebrates a double-overtime win over Arkansas on Feb. 18. (Vasha Hunt / Associated Press) No. 1 Michigan: The Wolverines, who recorded 24 double-digit victories, are a top seed for the fourth time in program history. They will play the winner of the First Four matchup between Baltimore, Maryland…
UCLA coach Mick Cronin expects his team to embrace lofty expectations that follow the Bruins any time they take the floor during the NCAA tournament. The program has won an NCAA record 11 national titles and made 19 Final Four appearances. No. 7-seed UCLA’s (22-11) push for another deep NCAA tournament run begins Friday against…
A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the fourth week of the season: Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. ST. JOHN BOSCO (4-0): Trinity League play begins vs. JSerra; 1 2. CORONA (4-0): Danny De La Torre is six for seven hitting; 2 3. ORANGE…
