Sports
Dec. 31, 2025 1:51 p.m.This post was updated Dec. 31 at 2:48 p.m.
Wednesday’s matchup was advertised as a battle of the bigs.
And although Lauren Betts and Gracie Merkle – preseason nominees for Center of the Year – lead their teams in scoring, roster depth tilted the tables in the Bruins’ favor.
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By Willa Campion
Gymnastics
Dec. 31, 2025 8:53 a.m.This post was updated Dec. 31 at 2:36 p.m.
No. 4 UCLA gymnastics returns to competition after a historic 2025 run that culminated in its program-first Big Ten title and an NCAA championship runner-up finish.
By Ella Dunderdale, Finn Karish, and Hannah Westerhold
Men's Basketball
Dec. 23, 2025 3:29 p.m.
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Rob Reiner, a filmmaker, activist and former UCLA theater student, speaks at the LBJ Presidential Library. Reiner, who attended UCLA from 1964 to 1966, was found dead Dec. 14. (Courtesy of LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin)
Rob Reiner, a filmmaker, activist and former UCLA theater student, was found dead Dec. 14. He was 78.
Reiner, who attended UCLA from 1964 to 1966, was found dead along with his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in their Brentwood home.
By Amanda Velasco
Sports
Dec. 29, 2025 2:53 p.m.This post was updated Dec. 29 at 5:32 p.m.
UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Wright has stepped away from day-to-day operations of the program for the 2026 season, the university announced Monday.
“I have been dealing with a lot of back and nerve pain for the last six-plus months,” Wright said in a written statement provided by the university.
By Gabriela Garcia
Campus
Dec. 23, 2025 6:20 p.m.Some law enforcement protocols for handling mental health crises are not effective in supporting people at risk, according to UCLA experts and a fall evaluation of LAPD from the city controller.
By Alexis Muchnik
Sports
Dec. 20, 2025 4:29 p.m.
