College football super seniors could change fortunes in 2021
Bret Bielema saw a unique opportunity to accelerate a turnaround at Illinois when he returned to college football as head coach of the Illini in December. The NCAA’s decision to grant every fall sport athlete who played through the pandemic an extra season of eligibility meant Illinois could bring back a large group experienced players […]
Wright, late run help Colorado beat UCLA 70-61
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — McKinley Wright IV had 26 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Colorado used a 15-1 run late to beat UCLA 70-61 on Saturday night for its third consecutive win. Evan Battey added 12 points for Colorado (19-7, 13-6 Pac-12) and Jeriah Horne scored 10. Johnny Juzang hit a jumper and […]
Osborne has triple-double in No. 10 UCLA women’s rout of USC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charisma Osborne recorded the ninth triple-double in UCLA history, Michaela Onyenwere scored 30 points and the 10th-ranked Bruins made a season-high 16 3-pointers in their 93-51 victory over Southern California on Friday night. Osborne had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in 34 minutes. The sophomore is the seventh player […]
Goodman leads Oregon State to 71-64 upset of No. 8 UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oregon State coach Scott Rueck has known he has a good team, but that it needed time and experience to develop. After having two long stretches of their season paused due to COVID-19, it appears as if the Beavers are starting to hit their stride at the right time. Aleah Goodman […]
UCLA rallies past Arizona State to give Cronin 400th victory
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mick Cronin’s teams have won many different ways in his 18 years as a college basketball coach, but his UCLA squad added a new one to the list on Saturday night in what ended up being a milestone victory. The Bruins didn’t grab their first lead over Arizona State until Jaylen […]
Onyenwere, Miller lead No. 8 UCLA in rout of No. 13 Oregon
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA coach Cori Close has been waiting for her eighth-ranked Bruins to put together a complete game. It happened on Friday night against an unlikely opponent. UCLA had five players in double figures and dominated the boards in its 83-56 rout of No. 13 Oregon at Pauley Pavillion. It is the […]
UCLA beats Arizona 74-60 to complete sweep of Wildcats
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career-high 25 points and UCLA overwhelmed Arizona to start the second half before pulling away to a 74-60 victory on Thursday night. The second-place Bruins (15-5, 11-3 Pac-12) got 13 points from Tyger Campbell and 10 points from Cody Riley in beating Arizona for the fifth […]
Juzang scores career-high 32, UCLA holds off Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — Johnny Juzang scored 21 of his career-high 32 in the first half, and UCLA snapped a two-game losing streak holding off Washington 64-61 on Saturday night. Juzang was the entirety of UCLA’s offense in the first half, and got just enough help from teammates over the final 20 minutes to hold off […]
No. 8 UCLA beats Utah 69-58 behind Onyenwere’s 25 points
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Michaela Onyenwere gave UCLA’s offense a boost just when the Bruins needed it. She finished with 25 points and seven rebounds Friday to lead No. 8 UCLA to a 69-58 victory over the Utes. She passed Michelle Greco for 11th place on UCLA’s all-time scoring list. Many of her baskets […]
Bonton has 26, Washington St holds off UCLA 81-73
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Isaac Bonton scored 26 points and Washington State avenged an ugly 30-point blowout from four weeks earlier with an 81-73 win over UCLA on Thursday night. Bonton had four of the Cougars’ 13 3-pointers on 22 attempts (59%), which turned the tables on the Bruins. UCLA, which finished 5 of 20 […]