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UCLA’s Morrell Presley, Courtney Viney to transfer
UCLA tight end Morrell Presley and cornerback Courtney Viney will transfer, according to the school. Presley was considered a coup when he committed to UCLA. Bruins’ Coach Rick Neuheisel went head to head with USC’s Pete Carroll and was able to lure him to Westwood. But Presley, ranked the top tight end in the nation [...]
NFL draft Round 2 goes to Bruins as Ayers and Moore are taken
Reporting from New York Akeem Ayers came to New York looking for answers, but it wasn’t until he returned to Los Angeles that he got them. The UCLA linebacker, who attended the first round of the NFL draft thinking he would be among the first 32 selections, flew home disappointed Friday — only to learn [...]
UCLA finishes spring practice with questions at quarterback
UCLA concluded spring practice Saturday night at Drake Stadium with a scrimmage that looked nice against an evening sunset but settled nothing at the quarterback position. Next stop is fall, to the backdrop of Tom Petty’s song “Into the Great Wide Open.” Four UCLA passers combined to complete 23 of 45 passes for 185 yards, [...]
Cori Close is introduced as UCLA women’s basketball coach
Cori Close is so happy to be back at UCLA that her introduction Thursday as the Bruins’ new women’s basketball coach brought tears to her eyes. Close, a UCLA assistant in the mid-1990s, was finishing her opening remarks when she looked out at the audience and spotted John Wooden’s daughter, Nan. Reminded of the late [...]