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Two late homers carry Alabama past UCLA at WCWS
Brooke Wells hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, leading Alabama to a 6-3 win over UCLA in an opening-round game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City.,The Bruins led 3-1 before Alexis Pupillo socked a two-run homer in the fifth inning.,Wells finished 2-...
UCLA No. 1 overall seed as NCAA baseball regionals set
UCLA was named top overall seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship on Monday, with 12 teams from the SEC named to the 64-team field.,The tournament begins Friday at 16 regional sites, all hosted by the top 16 seeded teams in the field.,The Bruins went 51-6 during the regular season an...
UCLA two-sport star Megan Grant breaks 31-year-old NCAA softball record
UCLA senior Megan Grant set the NCAA Division I softball home run record on Saturday with her 38th long ball of the 2026 season.,Grant was also a member of UCLA's 2026 NCAA basketball championship team.,In the third inning of Saturday's game against Nebraska, Grant hit a blast to deep left-center fi...
Duece Jones-Drew, son of MJD, commits to UCLA
Rising senior Duece Jones-Drew will be following in his father's footsteps, as the three-star running back announced his commitment to UCLA on Sunday.,Jones-Drew's father is Maurice Jones-Drew, who was a unanimous All-American at UCLA in the early 2000s before going on to star in the NFL with the Ja...
UCLA likely to make history as No. 1 draft pick decision looms
UCLA just finished off a dominating run to the NCAA title, but now the stars of the Bruins are about to take over the WNBA Draft.,As many as five UCLA players could be first-round selections and six total will be chosen when the three-round, 45-player draft is conducted Monday night in New York. Tha...
UCLA's championship win drew 3rd-highest rating for women's final
UCLA's romp to the Women's NCAA Tournament championship against South Carolina on Sunday, despite the one-sided score, drew the third-highest rating for a women's title game, ESPN announced on Tuesday.,The Bruins' 79-51 victory over the Gamecocks drew an average of 9.9 million viewers with a peak of...
UCLA's Skyy Clark enters portal, waiting on NCAA waiver
UCLA guard Skyy Clark entered the transfer portal while awaiting official word from the NCAA on a waiver request for a fifth year of eligibility. ,Clark averaged 11.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26 games this past season for the Bruins, while shooting 42.7% from 3-point range. He missed ...
National champion UCLA finishes at No. 1 in final poll
UCLA followed up its first NCAA championship with the final No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press women's Top 25, released Monday.,The Bruins (37-1) received all 31 first-place votes after Sunday's 79-51 rout against South Carolina in the Women's NCAA Tournament final. ,The Gamecocks (36-4) end the ...
UCLA dominates South Carolina for first NCAA women's hoops title
PHOENIX -- Gabriela Jaquez scored 21 points, Lauren Betts posted her 15th double-double of the season and UCLA won its first women's basketball national championship in the NCAA era with a suffocating 79-51 victory over South Carolina in the final Sunday afternoon.,Betts had 14 points and 11 rebound...
South Carolina, UCLA face off in national championship game
PHOENIX -- Perennial powers South Carolina and UCLA avenged recent setbacks in the semifinals of the NCAA women's Final Four on Friday.,Each could do it again when they meet in the championship game Sunday afternoon.,UCLA (36-1) broke the Gamecocks' 43-game winning streak in a 77-62 victory in their...
All in the family: Jaquez siblings to reunite at women's title game
Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. will have a busy weekend travel schedule after he was excused by head coach Erik Spoelstra to watch his sister plan for a national championship on Sunday.,Jaquez, a UCLA alum, will travel to Phoenix to see his sister Gabriela play for the Bruins in the women's cha...
UCLA tops Texas to avenge only loss, will play for 1st title
PHOENIX -- Lauren Betts had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and her key blocked shot with 18.1 seconds remaining helped UCLA avenge its only loss of the season on the biggest stage in a 51-44 victory over Texas in a NCAA Women's Final Four semifinal on Friday.,Kiki Rice had 11 points and Gabriela Jaquez ...
In Final Four rematch, UCLA out to solve Texas' tough defense
PHOENIX -- Texas is the only team to beat UCLA this season.,At this point of the season, the rematch is all that matters.,UCLA (35-1) and Texas (35-3) will meet in the NCAA Women's Final Four in the second of two games matching No. 1 seeds on Friday, with the winner advancing to the national champio...
UCLA uses strong second half to down Duke, get back to Final Four
Lauren Betts scored 15 of her game-high 23 points and grabbed eight of her game-high 10 rebounds in the second half to lead top seed UCLA to a furious rally in its 70-58 defeat of No. 3 seed Duke in Sunday's Sacramento region final., ,The Bruins (35-1) dug a 10-point hole late in the first half and ...
Midgame surge sends No. 1 UCLA past Minnesota, into Elite Eight
Kiki Rice put up 21 points to lead four scorers in double figures for top-seeded UCLA, and the Bruins overwhelmed Big Ten Conference counterpart Minnesota in the second half en route to an 80-56 win on Friday in an Women's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game at Sacramento.,UCLA (34-1) moved one victory aw...
UConn turns to veteran Alex Karaban, downs UCLA to reach Sweet 16
PHILADELPHIA -- Alex Karaban has seen his role evolve across 147 games at UConn, from a supporting role as a freshman to a key shooter and connector on offense and, now, the senior leader.,On Sunday, the Huskies asked him for something different. With others struggling and their season on the line, ...
Expect a grind when No. 2 UConn, No. 7 UCLA face off in East Region
PHILADELPHIA -- Sweat, spittle and even a tooth flew Friday night in UConn's and UCLA's NCAA Tournament openers, setting up a second-round battle of blue bloods.,Two no-nonsense head coaches in Dan Hurley and Mick Cronin are preparing their teams for another tough battle Sunday night when No. 2 seed...
Poor free throw shooting dooms UCF in narrow setback to UCLA
PHILADELPHIA -- Eric Dailey, Jr. tied a season high with 20 points, Xavier Booker added 15 points and eight rebounds and seventh-seeded UCLA nudged past 10th-seeded UCF 75-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.,Booker added four blocks and two 3-pointers in a clutch performance. The...
UCLA rules out leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau (knee) vs. UCF
UCLA ruled out its leading scorer, Tyler Bilodeau, just before the Bruins' first-round NCAA Tournament game against UCF on Friday in Philadelphia., ,Bilodeau, who suffered a right knee sprain in the Big Ten tournament last week, experienced soreness during warmups and was held out, a UCLA spokespers...
No. 7 UCLA set to take show on road vs. No. 10 UCF
PHILADELPHIA -- Since UCLA joined the Big Ten, Bruins coach Mick Cronin has developed something of a reputation for noting the challenges of his team's travel schedule.,There's a dash of irony to the fact that the Bruins must fly cross-country to reach their NCAA Tournament first-round destination, ...