Senior guard Donovan Dent points his fingers down while running on the court. Dent led the game with a season-high 30 points, including going 5-for-6 from three-point land. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 25 at 12:09 a.m.
The Battle for Los Angeles. The Crosstown Cup. The LA Showdown.
Whatever the game’s nickname is, everything else stays the same.
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Ignoring outside noise often breeds success.
Despite the scrutiny surrounding coach Mick Cronin and UCLA men’s basketball (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) after the head honcho ejected redshirt senior forward/center Steven Jamerson II in a game against then-No.
Just three days after upsetting No. 10 Illinois 95-94 in overtime in buzzer-beating fashion, UCLA men’s basketball (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) will turn its head to Tuesday night, where it will face USC (18-9, 7-9) at Pauley Pavilion for the first crosstown rivalry matchup of the 2025-26 season.
There was heavy preseason hype, and the Bruins have proven it was not unwarranted.
After sweeping then-No. 7 TCU over the weekend, No. 1 UCLA baseball (6-1) will face off against SDSU (4-3) in its second Tuesday midweek match-up of the year at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
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UCLA student Alysa Liu will return from the 2026 Winter Olympics with a pair of figure skating gold medals after winning the women’s singles title and helping the United States secure team gold with her short program performance.
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