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UCLA men’s basketball cruises past Maryland
17+ min ago (785+ words) LOS ANGELES " Mick Cronin is in pursuit to fix UCLA's defense. In reflection of the Bruins' recent two-game skid and overall disappointing first half of the season, Cronin's greatest focus, he said at Friday's practice, was to "build a culture…...
UCLA gymnastics team places third in elite quad meet
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (314+ words) Ranked best in the country after its first quad meet, the UCLA gymnastics team went straight into the fire one week later with another quad meet against three fellow elite programs. The Bruins finished third in the Sprouts Farmers Market…...
Matthew Stafford leads Rams past Panthers in NFC wild-card round with game-winning drive
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (669+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " A year ago, the Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford got the ball back, down six, with the chance to steal a road playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The failure to do so sent the team home downtrodden and…...
UCLA football keeps tapping into the transfer portal
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (439+ words) LOS ANGELES " UCLA has yet to take its foot off the transfer portal pedal. Saturday was yet another day of full speed ahead on transfer commitments " hauling in another five players " to bring the Bruins" total from the transfer portal…...
No. 21 USC women seek ‘change of heart, change of mind’ reset
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (764+ words) USC's women's basketball players want to go into Minnesota as a changed team. The Trojans are on a two-game losing streak for the first time since the 2023-24 season, which doesn't sit well with the high standard they've built. "It's time…...
Chargers confident in AFC wild-card playoff return
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (731+ words) The Chargers have been here before. Exactly one year ago, to be precise. They had 11 regular-season victories going into their AFC wild-card game, a game they appeared to have set up against an opponent they seemed capable of defeating and…...
Eagles start title defense against 49ers in NFC wild-card game
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (820+ words) PHILADELPHIA " The Eagles declared from the first day of training camp and throughout another season that included an NFC East title that the word "repeat" is not part of the locker-room vernacular for the 2024 Super Bowl champions. "We're not defending…...
Bills bring experience versus upstart Jaguars in AFC wild-card game
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (766+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills don't have to beat Kansas City, Cincinnati or Baltimore to reach the Super Bowl. The team with the reigning MVP and the AFC's most playoff experience faces a new path, beginning with…...
Chargers at Patriots: Who has the edge in the AFC wild-card game?
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (210+ words) When: 5 p.m. PT Sunday TV/Radio: NBC (Ch. 4)/640 AM, 94.3 FM (Spanish) Line: Patriots by 3.5 Chargers: OUT: WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (hamstring), S Kendall Williamson (ankle); QUESTIONABLE: T Austin Deculus (oblique), OLB Bud Dupree (hamstring), TE Tucker Fisk (ankle), RB Omarion Hampton (ankle),…...
Lindsey Vonn rising once again
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (1857+ words) Lindsey Vonn's first tattoo was the outline of a shark on her left ring finger. "Because the shark is always moving forward," she said. Amid widespread skepticism of her prospects at the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, Vonn, then 33, had a…...