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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’ Blake Snell will make 2026 debut on Saturday; Tyler Glasnow to IL
Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, is set to rejoin the rotation sooner than anticipated after Glasnow left a start early this week because of back spasms. The Dodgers…
Dodgers top Chris Sale, Braves in series opener
Freddie Freeman homers for the first time in a month, Shohei Ohtani has a go-ahead RBI single and Emmet Sheehan sees a slight uptick in velocity in 4⅔ strong innings…
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.…