Ben Bolch
Ben Bolch was a Los Angeles Times staff writer from 1999 to 2026. Twice awarded top-10 finishes in feature writing by the Associated Press Sports Editors, he began his second stint as the UCLA beat writer in 2016. His first stint, during the 2010-11 season, ended with yet another crushing loss to Florida in the NCAA tournament. Over his more than 25 years at The Times, Bolch has also covered the Lakers, Clippers, Dodgers, Angels, USC men’s basketball and high schools. His favorite athletes to cover were Dave Roberts, Jamal Crawford, Jose Lima, David Eckstein, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Thomas Welsh, Josh Kelley and Aday Mara. Bolch is also the author of the book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.”
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Trent Perry scored 22 of his career-high 30 points in the second half, shaking UCLA out of moments of malaise in win over Penn State.
Lawrence “Larry” Layne provided UCLA with a final gift after his death in December, donating $17.3 million to the football and men’s basketball teams.
The idea of an on-campus football stadium was floated again like it has been so many times over the years at UCLA.
After losing back-to-back games on the road, UCLA locked down on defense to secure a 67-55 win over Maryland on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion.
UCLA and SoFi Stadium officials discussed detailed terms for the Bruins playing their home games at the Inglewood venue in 2024, according to court records.
The UCLA men’s basketball team is averaging just 5,211 fans at home games, one of the lowest marks in the Big Ten. What are they doing to fix the issue?
Here are five fixes designed to get a UCLA team that began the season ranked No. 12 playing closer to expectations.