The UCLA Bruins football team has found a pathway to the HBCU Experience. In a recent announcement, UCLA Athletics laid out plans for the Bruins to play two historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs) to their respective 2022 and 2023 schedules. The Bruins will host Alabama State in 2022 and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in 2023. The announcement came from UCLA Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond in a video posted to his Twitter account. Both games will be played at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena. “It should be fun and exciting, they are both going to bring their…
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Standout track athlete Jade McDonald of Long Beach Poly is one of the most decorated track athletes Long Beach has seen. Although her 2020 season was cut short due to COVID-19 as a sophomore in 2019, McDonald was a state finalist in three individual events. She placed fourth in the long jump (19-9.75), seventh in the triple jump (39-05), and eighth in the 100m hurdles (14.5). While 2020 saw a shortened season, the year wasn’t all gloomy for McDonald. In December, she announced she would take her track and field talents to the Big Ten and the University of Iowa…
Michaela Onyenwere scored 19 points and grabbed six boards. Lauryn Miller earned herself another double-double performance, but No. 8 UCLA came up just short in a 71-64 defeat to Oregon State at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday. UCLA went a perfect 17-for-17 at the charity strike, but it did not translate into its overall day shooting where the Bruins shot 28% from the field. The first quarter proved to be a defensive battle, where the Bruins only scored six points midway through the opening period. Onyenwere took matters into her own hands leading the team on an 8-0 scoring run through…
Gov. Gavin Newson paved the way for high school athletics and other youth sports programs to make their long-awaited return. Last Friday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced modifications to its guidelines stating that outdoor, high-contact sports such as football can be played in the purple (widespread) or red (substantial) tiers in counties with a case rate of less or equal 14 per 100,000. As part of these guidelines, regular testing would be required weekly for athletes 13 years or older. This would include coaching and support staff as well. This testing initiative and its associated costs “are…
Evan Mobley scored 23 points, Tahj Eaddy added 14 of his own but it was not enough as the Trojans struggled to find a consistent rhythm as they fell to Arizona 81-72 at the Galen Center on Saturday afternoon. The loss snaps a seven-game winning streak for USC who had won 13 of their last 14 heading into the matchup. The Trojans struggled through much of Saturday’s game shooting only 42% from the field, and going 7 of 20 from three. Some of the woeful moments came from the free-throw line where USC shot a measly 13-22 (59%) for the…
High School athletes from all over the Southland are turning some of their childhood dreams into reality. Over the last three months, many have signed the dotted line and have made their decisions on where they’ll continue their education and athletic careers. During the early signing period in December, USC made noise early and often by signing 19 players to national letters of intent (NLI) including the nation’s No.1 recruit in Korey Foreman from Corona Centennial (CA) in January. Head Coach Clay Helton is “extremely excited about the young men he signed, it filled a lot of needs for the…
The college basketball season is nearing its highest point. With a little less than a month left in the regular season, teams from all over the country look for statement wins, padding stats, and polishing up their resumes for the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Around Southern California, teams from countless conferences are jockeying for position to make noise to end the season on a high note and for great seeding for conference tournaments in March. Here’s a look around the region. Pac 12 Conference USC (15-3 overall, 9-2 conference) Through 18 games this season, the men of Troy have been…