The Sports Report: UCLA’s DeShaun Foster reopens the door to high school recruits
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
UCLA’s Women’s College World Series run ends in loss to Stanford
OKLAHOMA CITY — The clock struck midnight on UCLA’s Bruin Magic. After a season defined by miraculous wins, the No. 6 Bruins came up at least…
How UCLA’s Chase Griffin became the leading athlete voice on NIL
Faced with an unfamiliar situation, Chase Griffin relied on natural instincts. He surveyed the scene, felt the pressure and stepped up to face it. Qualities…
Four takeaways from UCLA’s first spring football practice under coach DeShaun Foster
If there was a College Football Playoff for the offseason, DeShaun Foster would have his team in contention. Name an aspect of program-building — assembling…
Inside UCLA’s pro-Palestinian encampment on a long night of violence
The noise — unsettling and dissonant — has been a constant inside the barricaded pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA. Soon after protesters, most of them students…
Dominick Harris is newest member of UCLA’s transfer class
Rather than develop young players in his bid for a rapid turnaround, Mick Cronin has rebuilt his UCLA men’s basketball roster with proven talent, one…
UCLA’s ‘Friday Night Lights’ showcases a vision of competitive fun
For a few hours, UCLA football was once again a player in a sports landscape that had practically abandoned it. Fans jammed one side of…
UCLA’s Laiatu Latu grateful for his ‘surreal as hell’ pro day
Laiatu Latu knelt down on the turf at the starting line of the 40-yard dash in a position he had seen so many NFL stars…
Mick Cronin says UCLA’s disappointing season is ‘100%’ on him
He evaluated the prospects, recruited them and signed them to play for him. So how much responsibility should Mick Cronin bear for what could be…
Sloppy defense and poor shooting plague UCLA’s guards in loss
It was only a week ago that UCLA’s starting guards seemed to have fully rewritten the previously unpleasant narratives about their season. Once derided for…
UCLA’s last-second loss to Utah dims their March Madness hopes
It was a sequence that symbolized a season. One moment Pauley Pavilion was rocking and UCLA was rolling, players screaming, fans singing. “You gotta fight…for…
Mick Cronin has plenty to say after UCLA’s victory over Cal
BERKELEY — A month after he didn’t speak to reporters, remaining in the locker room after a loss to California, UCLA coach Mick Cronin couldn’t stop…
How Kobe Bryant’s rookie airballs sparked UCLA’s growth mindset
It seemed like an unusual search for inspiration. Earlier this season, UCLA coach Mick Cronin told his players to Google “Kobe Bryant rookie airballs.” The…
Five takeaways from UCLA’s tough yet encouraging loss to Arizona
They get it. They finally get it. UCLA basketball fans would be wise to mark Jan. 20, 2024, on their calendars just as many had…