Tag: College Sports

Jaquez Siblings Helping UCLA Men, Women Succeed on Court

LOS ANGELES—Jaime Jaquez Jr. is having the type of senior season at UCLA most players dream about. The 6-foot-7 guard/forward led his team in scoring and rebounding as the fourth-ranked Bruins captured their first outright regular-season Pac-12 title since 2013. What has made the year even more enjoyable is that he isn’t the only Jaquez…


No. 4 UCLA Starts Slows, Pulls Away From Arizona State

No. 4-ranked UCLA shook off a sluggish start to remain perfect at home, overwhelming Arizona State on the defensive end en route to a 79–61 win Thursday, March 2, in Los Angeles. The Bruins (26–4, 17–2 Pac-12 Conference) won their ninth straight overall and improved to 16–0 at home—one win away from closing out a…


Terry Holland, Who Transformed Virginia Basketball, Dies

Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach and later had a distinguished career as an athletic administrator, has died, the school announced Monday. He was 80. Holland died Sunday night, according to the school, which confirmed the death with his family. His health had declined since he was…


No. 4 UCLA Wins Pac-12 Regular-Season Title by Beating Colorado

No. 4 UCLA overcame a dismal shooting performance to outlast host Colorado, claiming the Pac-12 Conference regular-season championship with its 60–56 win on Sunday, Feb. 26, in Boulder, Colo. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Bruins with 17 points on 7–of–14 shooting as UCLA ran its winning streak to eight games. The Bruins (25–4, 16–2 Pac-12)…


USC Extends Winning Streak With 62–49 Win at Utah

Boogie Ellis scored 16 points as Southern California continued to help its NCAA Tournament at-large prospects, stretching its winning streak to four games with a 62–49 victory Saturday, Feb. 25, over host Utah at Salt Lake City. Drew Peterson added 14 points, seven rebounds and eight assists as the Trojans (21–8, 13–5 Pac-12) earned a…


USC Takes Down Colorado for Third Straight Win

Boogie Ellis scored 21 points, Reese Dixon-Waters and Kobe Johnson had 15 points each, and the Southern Cal Trojans beat the Colorado Buffaloes 84–65 in Boulder, Colo., on Thursday night. Drew Peterson added 11 points and Tre White finished with 10 for Southern Cal (20–8, 12–5 Pac-12 Conference). The Trojans have won three straight. KJ…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 2 Houston Tops Memphis for 7th Straight Win

J’Wan Roberts racked up 20 points and 12 rebounds to lift No. 2 Houston to a gritty 72–64 victory over visiting Memphis on Sunday afternoon in a key American Athletic Conference game. The Cougars (25–2, 13–1 AAC) used a 17–3 run late in the first half to help build an 11-point lead at halftime, then…


Cronin Says UCLA Seed in NCAA Bracket Preview Is ‘Comical’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Division I men’s basketball committee revealed its top 16 teams for next month’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday, and UCLA coach Mick Cronin found his team’s current seed to be “comical.” Top-ranked Alabama was voted as the committee’s top overall seed. No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Purdue and No. 5 Kansas…


No. 4 UCLA Strikes Early, Dismantles Cal

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a game-high 20 points, including four during a 12–0 game-opening run, and fourth-ranked UCLA ran away from California early en route to a 78–43 Pac-12 Conference shellacking in Los Angeles on Saturday night, Feb. 18. Amari Bailey chipped in with 16 points and Jaylen Clark added 13 for the Bruins (23–4,…


Boogie Ellis’ Career Night Lifts USC Over Stanford

Boogie Ellis set a career high with 33 points and matched his career high with six made 3-pointers as Southern California scored its 14th consecutive win at home, defeating Stanford 85–75 on Saturday, Feb. 18, in Los Angeles. Ellis scored all 15 of his first-half points from beyond the 3-point arc, then in the second…