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  UCLA looks for young specialists to mature

  LOS ANGELES >> When Austin Kent thinks back to his cringe-worthy minus-1-yard punt at Washington State — the one that landed him on the receiving end of a nationally televised chewing out from Coach Jim Mora — he nods his head and lets a wry smile creep over his face. At this point, that’s all he can do. It was an unfortunate situation, he calls the disastrous kick now, but one from which he’s grown. After his roller-coaster freshman year, Kent entered...

  Thuc Nhi Nguyen
  |1 week, 1 day ago

• High School Sports

  Sierra Canyon’s Marvin Bagley III commits to Duke, reclassifies to 2017 class

  Even until his big announcement Monday night, Marvin Bagley III kept basketball fans guessing on his college decision. Bagley, the No. 1-rated prospect in the 2018 class according to ESPN, Rivals and 247 Sports, played coy when asked about his choice on SportsCenter before announcing a few minutes later that he committed to Duke over schools including UCLA and USC. Then the 6-foot-11 forward ended a summer of speculation by also adding that he would reclassify into the 2017...

  Evan Barnes
  |1 week, 1 day ago

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  Highlights from Monday’s UCLA football practice

  A brief look at UCLA’s training camp practice at Spaulding Field: Starting to click The offense won its third consecutive competition with the defense by scoring three touchdowns and a field goal on four 25-yard drives. Running back Bolu Olorunfunmi, aided by a nice block from fullback Giovanni Gentosi, scored a 16-yard touchdown for the No. 1 offense on the first drive. On the first play of the third team’s drive, freshman Austin Burton...

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• High School Sports

  Marvin Bagley III may announce college decision tonight on ESPN

  ESPN issued a press release today saying that Marvin Bagley III is expected to make his college basketball decision on SportsCenter Monday night (Aug. 14). Bagley, who played at Sierra Canyon High last season, is ranked the top recruit in the nation and is expected to commit to USC, UCLA or Duke. Bagley was the Los Angeles Daily News Player of the...

  staff reports|1 week, 1 day ago

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  Highlights from Saturday’s UCLA football training camp practice

  A brief look at UCLA’s training camp practice at Spaulding Field Rosen rising Josh Rosen led the offense to its first victory against the defense in a team competition this training camp Wednesday. That, it turned out, was just the beginning. The junior has had four straight days of impressive practices, including Saturday’s. He threw a 14-yard touchdown to Darren Andrews in the first team period, letting the pass go before his receiver had even...

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  Sunny Odogwu brings sunshine to UCLA football

  LOS ANGELES >> Sunny Odogwu was not named by accident. He was an “oops baby,” the 24-year-old says now, but the youngest of eight in Nigerian family, he was named for his ability to bring light to his family. The right tackle is bringing that same light to UCLA. Odogwu is UCLA’s towering 6-foot-8, 315-pound ball of sunshine. Since coming to the United States at 16 to play basketball, the graduate transfer from Miami (Fla.) has turned into a great hope...

  Thuc Nhi Nguyen
  |1 week, 3 days ago

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  UCLA football stays flexible on defense

  LOS ANGELES >> Angus McClure gesticulates wildly while yelling from the sideline. Players in white practice jerseys sprint off the field while others sprint off the sideline to trade places. During a three-hour practice, the defensive line coach rolls through nine different combinations at his position. All in a day’s work for the UCLA defense. The greatest strength of the UCLA defense is its versatility at all three levels. Personnel packages are vast. A single...

  Thuc Nhi Nguyen
  |1 week, 4 days ago

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  Highlights from Friday’s UCLA football practice

  A brief look at UCLA football’s training camp practice at Spaulding Field Play of the day Running back Bolu Olorunfunmi is used to using his feet to make a play, but not quite like he did Friday eduring a seven-on-seven drill and definitely not for the defense’s gain. The junior dropped a screen pass from quarterback Josh Rosen, but accidentally kicked the ball up in the air, which gave safety Jaleel Wadood time to run under it, scoop it up and return it for an...

  |1 week, 4 days ago

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  Highlights from Thursday’s UCLA football training camp practice

  A brief look at UCLA football’s training camp practice at Spaulding Field on Thursday: Phillips booted from practice Defensive end Jaelan Phillips lasted only 18 minutes during Thursday afternoon’s practice. The Bruins did an early red-zone team period and Phillips got tied up in a scuffle near the end zone about four plays in. Head coach Jim Mora promptly removed the star freshman and sent him running into the Wasserman Football Center. “It’s a...

  |1 week, 5 days ago

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  UCLA celebrates competition in midst of training camp

  LOS ANGELES >> Darren Andrews could do nothing but watch. The senior wide receiver stands on the sideline, surrounded by the rest of his offensive teammates, and watches the UCLA defense jog across the field and back. He’s mad. He wanted to run. That’s how these Bruins gloat. The unit that wins the designated competition period at practice gets to run while the other watches enviously. It’s also how these Bruins get better. As UCLA passed the midway...

  Thuc Nhi Nguyen
  |1 week, 5 days ago