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UCLA softball team unleashes record-setting power
Led by Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery, the Bruins’ plate discipline has them tied with top-ranked Oklahoma for most home runs in the nation going into this week’s Big Ten…
Alexander: Bob Chesney, savior of UCLA football?
The new coach, who arrived in December from James Madison, not only has changed the vision in-house, but has created an impetus for others to get involved.
UCLA’s Megan Grant breaks NCAA HR record as Bruins lose Big Ten title game
The senior slugger eclipses a 31-year-old mark with her 38th home run of the season, but the Bruins fall 7-2 to Nebraska in the conference final.
UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount advance in NCAA beach volleyball tournament
The third-seeded Bruins, fourth-seeded Trojans and seventh-seeded Lions go on to Saturday’s second round, while ninth-seeded Long Beach State loses a five-set heartbreaker to No. 8 Cal.
Men’s volleyball: USC, UC Irvine, Pepperdine reach NCAA regional finals
The Trojans, Anteaters and Waves survive the first night of the expanded 12-team tournament and will face No. 2 seed Hawaii, No. 1 UCLA and No. 4 Ball State, respectively,…
UCLA to face Stanford in pursuit of its 3rd NCAA beach volleyball title
The third-seeded Bruins will take on the top-seeded Cardinal on Sunday after the lone Southern California team in the semifinals edges second-seeded Texas.
NCAA basketball tournaments will expand to 76 teams next season
The March Madness men's and women's brackets will grow by eight teams next season in a move that is expected to reward more power conference teams.
Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman carries Bobby Cox’s lessons with him
The Dodgers first baseman remembers the Hall of Fame Braves manager, who died Saturday at 84, as a loyal leader who helped shape the way Freeman still carries himself today.…
Dodgers fall to Braves in Blake Snell’s shaky season debut
Snell allows five runs in three innings, while Spencer Strider holds the Dodgers scoreless for six innings. Andy Pages’ ninth-inning homer accounts for the Dodgers’ only runs in a 7-2…
Dodgers’ infield dynamics will change with Mookie Betts’ return on Monday
Betts will be activated from the IL on Monday. Playing time will be harder to come by for Hyeseong Kim, Alex Freeland and Santiago Espinal and one could be bumped…