Coach Mick Cronin made his thoughts on his players clear after his team’s Saturday loss to Ohio State.
“Highly disappointed,” Cronin said. “Our inability to play defense – I offer no excuses.

Nine former Bruins took the stage during NFL Wild Card weekend, serving timely tackles, acrobatic receptions and pivotal blocks. Last week, another former Bruin experienced his first ascent to NBA Player of the Week.

This post was updated Jan. 19 at 10:50 p.m.
Coach Mick Cronin’s squads are often known for their strong defense and toughness.
But the Bruins featured neither against the Buckeyes.

Life often revolves around embracing challenging paths.
But sometimes one must take the easy points in life.
Basketball players achieve this at the free-throw line.
UCLA men’s basketball (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) shot 21-for-21 from the charity stripe against Penn State on Wednesday on the road – the first time the squad has notched a perfect free-throw percentage since shooting 10-for-10 from the line against Utah State in last year’s NCAA tournament.

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 10:56 p.m.
It takes pressure to tip an evenly balanced scale. 
But eventually, something has to give. 
And Wednesday night, it was sophomore guard Trent Perry, who stole the show and tipped the scales in his favor.

Pufferfish repel predators by inflating themselves to almost three times their actual size.
Just as a pufferfish enlarges to match its counterpart, the Nittany Lions play up to their competition.

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 11:13 p.m.
It was not quite the Los Angeles Dodgers versus the Oklahoma City Comets on Saturday, but it was the lopsided matchup the Bruins seemed to need amid their two-game skid.