Tracy Mcdannald

No. 22 UCLA rides 3-point touch to knock off No. 14 Gonzaga For once, UCLA's men's basketball team was not the one on the heartbreaking end of a contest decided in the final seconds against Gonzaga. In an ending that brought back memories of the 2021 Final Four and a Sweet 16 thriller two years later, the 22nd-ranked Bruins held off No. 14 Gonzaga for a 65-62 win in the first-ever college basketball game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood. It was the final nonconference regular-season contest for UCLA (11-2), which led by as many as 11 in the first half…

Paramount outlasts Long Beach Poly in a nonleague game between two of the Press-Telegram area’s top girls basketball teams.

No. 22 UCLA's comeback fizzles late in 94-75 loss to No. 24 Michigan LOS ANGELES — It was late in the first half Tuesday night when a usual prerecorded PSA played over the Pauley Pavilion court. It featured UCLA head coach Mick Cronin, who urged fans to not drink and drive. With the Bruins trailing by 15 points at that juncture, most of an announced attendance of 11,121 fans may have been in search of their preferred beverage of choice. The contest proved to be every bit of what social-media discourse would define as drunk after the 22nd-ranked Bruins erased…

LOS ANGELES — As UCLA head coach Mick Cronin started to answer a question Tuesday evening about the 22nd-ranked Bruins' search for more toughness and motivation, he was reminded of the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.” “Some guys need to go see The Wizard,” Cronin said. It's just unclear whether it was about the need to find their brains, heart, courage — or all of the above. But one person Cronin unequivocally found no blame in was himself following a 94-75 loss to No. 24

St. Bernard boys basketball improves to 5-0 in the Del Rey League with the win over St. Pius X-St. Matthias.

LAKEWOOD — Cabrillo boys basketball player Lincoln Dean entered Wednesday evening’s contest feeling under the weather and had a tentative first half.

Long Beach Polys Makayla Quesada celebrates after scoring for the Jackrabbits as they take on Wilson in Long Beach, CA, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

Defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe has had an active week, including a trip back to his home state to recruit.

The latest from more targets the Bruins have offered this week, including an in-state 2026 athlete ranked in the top 10.

A number of recruits were offered Saturday by the football program and a handful shared their thoughts on the visit.