Don’t be fooled by the Bruins’ sweet dispositions. This team can be tough and gritty when it needs to be, as shown in a 51–44 slog against Texas on Friday.

All-American center Lauren Betts has led the UCLA Bruins to new heights in women’s basketball. The Stanford transfer’s scoring and rebounding prowess led the Bruins to the school’s first two Women’s Final Fours in the NCAA era (since 1982).

UCLA coach Bob Chesney led the Bruins through his first spring football workouts on Thursday, bringing his John Wooden and Ted Lasso style life lessons.

UCLA clearly learned their lesson, at least half of it, from the way that the Duke Blue Devils made them sweat in the Elite Eight. Their defense was tenacious to start the game, keeping a Longhorns team that has usually blown up scoreboards to just six points in the first quarter, the second-least points scored in a quarter in Final Four history.

Texas faces UCLA in the NCAA women's Final Four with a spot in the title game on the line. Follow along for live updates from our staff.

As Kiki Rice competes on UCLA’s women’s basketball team for a spot in the national championships on Sunday, cheering her on will be her NBA player boyfriend, Cason Wallace.

UCLA and USC were locked in a tight contest for seven innings before the Bruins lit up the Trojans en route to a 12-4 Friday win at Jackie Robinson Field.