Football

CORVALLIS, OREGON—It was a deluge of rain and points as UCLA trounced the Oregon State Beavers 41-0. The Bruins have impressively won 13 out of their last 14 games away from the Rose Bowl. They controlled this game from start to finish in spite of a scoreless first quarter. UCLA Quarterback Josh Rosen continued to live up to all of...

PASADENA—UCLA regained its identity crushing the Cal Golden Bears 40-24 at the Rose Bowl on Thursday, October 22. The Bruins relied on the strength of Josh Rosen and Thomas Duarte. The quarterback and wide receiver hooked up on 10 completions for 141 yards and a touchdown. The defense returned to form as well, sacking Cal Quarterback Jared Goff five...

PALO ALTO—Los Angeles fans woke up this morning feeling nauseous: the Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated by the New York Mets in the NLDS playoffs and the UCLA Bruins were trounced up north by Stanford, 56-35. The Bruins are reeling. Besides losing consecutive games to PAC-12 opponents, UCLA has been knocked out of the top 25. UCLA faced Stanford in...

PASADENA—The sunset above the Rose Bowl on Saturday night was a picturesque backdrop. The clouds were a mix of orange and pink hues hanging above the San Gabriel Mountains. The Arizona State Sun Devils upset the No. 7 ranked UCLA Bruins 38-23. It was the Bruins first loss of the season, and QB Josh Rosen's first loss at the...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco 49ers are being sued for failure to provide adequate security measures to protect patrons of drunken fans. In an incident that occurred last year, two cousins, Kiran and Amish Patel, attended a San Francisco 49ers game on October 5, 2014, and were beaten in the Levi’s Stadium restroom by intoxicated brothers, Amador Rebollero, 28, and Dario Rebollero,...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, September 4, the San Francisco 49ers released defensive lineman Darnell Dockett. The team has since confirmed the cut. The 34-year-old Dockett was released just six months after being signed to a 2-year, $7.25 million contract, with $2 million guaranteed. Dockett was originally signed to replace defensive end Justin Smith, who retired in 2014 after a 14-year career in the...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco 49ers have released linebacker Aldon Smith following his arrest on charges of a hit and run, driving under the influence and vandalism. “This organization has tried very hard to help Aldon fight his issues,” the team said in a statement released on their website. “Although he is no longer a member of this team, our support and...

BURBANK—Don’t look now Southern California fans, but your Trojans are back on top of the infamous Pac 12 Preseason Poll. USC was chosen as the favorite to win the 2015 Pac-12 Conference football title in a preseason poll vote of 45 media members on Thursday, July 30. Five teams received votes as the conference champion, but the Trojans—last picked to win...

SAN FRANCISCO— Mike Holmgren showed interested in a coaching job for the San Francisco 49ers in January, but has been rejected by the organization. According to Holmgren, they were looking for someone younger.   Holmgren was the former assistant coach for the 49ers and the former head coach for the Green Pay Packers and Seattle Seahawks . He also served as the...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco 49ers upcoming season will open in a touching way for the family of one fallen fan. Nearly two weeks ago, Alex Fernandez lost his years-long battle with brain cancer at the age of 20. Among the things included on his bucket list, Fernandez stated that he wanted to attend a 49ers game this season, but...