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Sean "Diddy" Combs Charged With Assault (With A Kettlebell) At UCLA (Updates)
Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested at UCLA’s athletic training complex today and charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and making terrorist threats, according to the university. UCLA didn’t give any other details about what happened except that “no one was seriously injured” and the...
SMU Just Got Boned Out Of The Tournament By A Bullshit Goaltending Call
SMU just lost a heartbreaker to UCLA, and holy shit, are they going to have a hard time swallowing this one....
The Selection Committee Loves Brand-Name Schools
Every NCAA Tournament has its snubs, its questionable inclusions, and baffling seedings. But few seasons have produced so clear a narrative as this one has: it's very, very good to have name recognition....
Damn, Baron
Norman Powell just slammed home a nice dunk, but at best it's only the second best dunk by a UCLA Bruin ever. Or maybe it's lower? Did Tyus Edney ever do anything sweet for UCLA?...
Norman Powell Goes Through His Legs To Split Defenders, Dunks
Usually the dunks that get you jumping out of your seat happen because someone gets their head tomahawked on. So this effort from UCLA guard Norman Powell is a nice change of pace, a nice slam made impressive by the move that got Powell there. ...
UVA Wins NCAA Men's Soccer Championship On Penalties
No. 16 Virginia beat No. 2 UCLA on penalties today after the Bruins clanged two straight shots off the same inch of crossbar. It's UVa's seventh NCAA men's soccer championship. Here are the nine penalties, mostly notable for the dopey versions of PK celebrations from the kids. ...
Punter Mistakenly Believes He Is A Real Football Player
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UCLA Defensive Coordinator Gets Into Shouting Match With Jim Mora
Jeff Ulbrich is in his first season as UCLA defensive coordinator under Jim Mora, but if he has many more outbursts like this it might be his last....
The Many, Many Talents Of UCLA's Brilliant Kyle Anderson
Kyle Anderson learned to walk three days shy of his first birthday. That same day, his father reports, he began playing basketball. This sweet story is most likely an old crock of beans simmering on the family stove, but it does get at what makes the UCLA sophomore so special: He plays like a natura...
Myles Jack Is The Pac-12's Best Freshman On Both Sides Of The Ball
UCLA linebacker Myles Jack was named Pac-12 freshman defensive player of the year. UCLA running back Myles Jack was named Pac-12 freshman offensive player of the year. Myles Jack is whoever you want him to be, and he's better at it than you....
Lowsman Trophy Watch: UCLA's Freshman Two-Way Threat
Each week, Football Outsiders recognizes the most outstanding college linemen, defenders and other darkhorses from the previous weekend who are habitually overlooked in the hype for that other award (whatever it's called). These are the Lowsmen....
UCLA Pays Tribute To Nick Pasquale, Runs First Play With Ten Men
UCLA opened tonight's game against New Mexico State with a symbolic absence: that of receiver Nick Pasquale, who died Sept. 8 when he was hit by a car while walking....
Jim Mora Jr. Flips Out On Reporter Who Interrupts Him
Yesterday, UCLA Bruins player Nick Pasquale was killed in a car accident. Head coach Jim Mora Jr. spent some time eulogizing Pasquale during today's press conference, but was interrupted by a reporter in the room who was apparently talking loudly on his phone. Pro tip for that reporter: don't do th...
The Independent Review Into PAC-12 Referee-Bribing Allegations Is In
And it makes no sense. The PAC-12 "engaged" the oddly-named firm Ice Miller, LLP to conduct an independent review into allegations that former head of officiating Ed Rush bribed game officials into T'ing up Sean Miller for disputing a call at the end of Arizona's semifinal loss to UCLA in this year'...
10 Years Later, Steve Alford Has Been Shamed Into An Insincere Apology
This was Steve Alford, speaking last week during his introductory press conference as UCLA's new head basketball coach. Alford was asked about his handling of sexual assault allegations against Pierre Pierce when Pierce played for Alford at Iowa 10 years ago:...
Meet Steve Alford, UCLA's Future Former Basketball Coach
Few people have perfected the art of professional escape like Steve Alford, the newly former New Mexico coach who is now the future former coach of UCLA. Nine days after getting drummed out of the NCAA tournament by Haaarvaaard and two days before his 10-year, $20 million contract with the Lobos was...