Sophomore guard Jaylen Petty brings the ball above his head with both hands. Petty totaled 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in his UCLA debut. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
This story was updated Nov. 3 at 9:19 p.m.
No. 22 UCLA men’s basketball (1-0) opened its season with an 84-75 victory over No. 5 Arizona (0-1) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, overcoming a career-best 38-point performance from Wildcat forward Ivan Kharchenkov and a furious second-half comeback to deliver coach Mick Cronin’s second win over a top-five opponent in 2026.
In the spirit of Bruin excellence, coach Mick Cronin once again brings in a talented class of four transfers and four freshmen – including a 17-year-old already named to the Julius Erving Award Watch List – to match with three returning starters for No.
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 5:13 p.m.
No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball enters the 2026-27 season coming off the program’s first national championship run in the NCAA era.
How do you build a team from the ground up?
That’s the question coach Cori Close will have to figure out this season, as No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball’s top six scorers graduated after last season.
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 11:38 p.m.
The best job in football is often said to be the backup quarterback.
With only one person in that position on the field at any given time, you’re pretty much guaranteed a day off on Saturdays – or Sundays if you’re in the NFL – getting paid millions of dollars to watch your team from a perfect sideline view.
This post was updated Oct. 25 at 11:22 p.m.
UCLA men’s water polo returned to No. 1 in the rankings after dropping to second for two weeks.
searching for more articles...