UCLA rewards Cori Close with a 4-year contract extension after Bruins' run to national title
UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close is getting rewarded after guiding the Bruins to a national title.
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UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close is getting rewarded after guiding the Bruins to a national title.
Lauren Betts and her UCLA teammates celebrated the school's first NCAA women's basketball championship at Pauley Pavilion.
Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas on Friday night for a 51-44 win to reach the women's NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time.
After being down by as many as 19 on Sunday, Braylon Mullins retrieved a loose ball near midcourt in the waning seconds against Duke and hit a three-pointer from 35 feet away to take the lead.
Lauren Betts had 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to help UCLA rally from a rare halftime deficit and beat Duke 70-58, advancing to the women's Final Four for the second straight season.
Kiki Rice scored 21 points and Lauren Betts added 16 to help No. 1 seed UCLA beat fourth-seeded Minnesota 80-56 in the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Top-seeded UCLA powered past Oklahoma State and reached the Sweet 16 again with an 87-68 win.
Joyce Edwards had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Madina Okot added her 22nd double-double this season with 15 points and 15 rebounds, and top-seeded South Carolina advanced to its 12th straight Sweet 16 with a 101-61 victory over ninth-seeded Southern California in the women's NCAA Tournament.
Alex Karaban scored a career-high 27 points and had Bill Murray and the rest of the UConn crowd roaring with each splashed 3 as he helped send the second-seeded Huskies back to the Sweet 16 with a 73-57 win over UCLA in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night.
UCLA stormed past Cal Baptist in the women's NCAA Tournament, turning a close game into a 96-43 blowout.
Freshman Jazzy Davidson scored 31 points in her women's NCAA Tournament debut, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:03 left in overtime to lift ninth-seeded Southern California to a 71-67 victory over No. 8 seed Clemson.
Darryn Peterson made four 3-pointers and scored 28 points, and fourth-seeded Kansas squandered most of a 26-point lead before holding off scrappy NCAA Tournament newcomer Cal Baptist 68-60 on Friday night.
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 20 points, Xaiver Booker had 15 points and eight rebounds to make up for the absence of leading scorer Tyler Biloudeau and seventh-seeded UCLA withstood every serious challenge and beat 10th-seeded UCF 75-71 Friday night in the NCAA Tournament.
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.
Oscar Cluff had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 18 Purdue beat short-handed UCLA 73-66 to advance to the Big Ten championship game.
Donovan Dent had 23 points and 12 assists, Trent Perry scored 22 and UCLA held off No. 8 Michigan State 88-84 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals despite losing star Tyler Bilodeau to a leg injury.
Donovan Dent had 12 points, 12 assists and a career-high 10 rebounds — the first triple-double in the history of the Big Ten Conference Tournament — to help sixth-seeded UCLA beat No. 14 seed Rutgers 72-59 in the third round.
Zoom Diallo had 22 points and 11 assists and scored the go-ahead basket in overtime as Washington defeated USC 83-79 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.
Gianna Kneepkens scored 19 points and Kiki Rice added 15 points and eight assists as No. 2 UCLA rolled past No. 9 Iowa 96-45 to win its second straight Big Ten Tournament crown.
Donovan Dent scored 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting and UCLA routed reeling Southern California 89-68 for the second time in 11 days Saturday to end the regular season with its highest-ever point total at Galen Center.
Kiki Rice scored 17 points to lead five UCLA players in double figures and the Bruins won their school-record 24th consecutive game, 72-62 over No. 11 Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
Big Ten Player of the Year Lauren Betts had 26 points and eight rebounds and Kiki Rice added 18 points and six assists to help No. 2 UCLA overcome a sluggish start and beat Washington 78-60 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
Elle Ladine scored a season-high 25 points, Avery Howell added 18 points and nine rebounds and Washington defeated USC 76-64 in the second round of Big Ten Tournament on Thursday.
Washington rolls past Southern California 91-72 behind big nights from Zoom Diallo and Hannes Steinbach.
UCLA cruised past ninth-ranked Nebraska, leading all the way in a 72–52 win powered by Trent Perry's 20 points.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office has issued mandatory evacuations for the SIMI-33, SIMI-34 and SIMI-32 areas
Crews located two people dead inside the structure. The identities of the individuals have not been confirmed yet.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
Santa Monica police said no gunshot injuries were reported.
Surveillance camera footage shows the moments when a sedan crashes into the back of a parked pickup truck in Canoga Park early Sunday and somehow gets wedged underneath.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office has issued mandatory evacuations for the SIMI-33, SIMI-34 and SIMI-32 areas
Crews located two people dead inside the structure. The identities of the individuals have not been confirmed yet.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
Santa Monica police said no gunshot injuries were reported.
Surveillance camera footage shows the moments when a sedan crashes into the back of a parked pickup truck in Canoga Park early Sunday and somehow gets wedged underneath.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office has issued mandatory evacuations for the SIMI-33, SIMI-34 and SIMI-32 areas
Crews located two people dead inside the structure. The identities of the individuals have not been confirmed yet.
Santa Monica police said no gunshot injuries were reported.
Surveillance camera footage shows the moments when a sedan crashes into the back of a parked pickup truck in Canoga Park early Sunday and somehow gets wedged underneath.
A Long Beach man was arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a 57-year-old woman in Riverside County over the weekend.
Disturbing video showing a dog chained up in the back of a pickup truck on the 5 Freeway in Southern California has sparked a call to action to help the pup find a new home.
The Tustin Police Department says Juan Marquez, 47, waited outside Sandra Fernandez's workplace before fatally shooting her.
There are beach hazards and high surf advisories throughout Southern California's coast, and a red flag warning for the Antelope Valley this weekend.
A 71-year-old man in Irvine is accused of beating a group of ducklings, killing one before throwing them in a trash can.
More than 100 deaths have been attributed to e-Bikes and e-motorcycles in the U.S., and injuries have spiked 430% in just the last four years in Southern California, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
A Long Beach man was arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a 57-year-old woman in Riverside County over the weekend.
Firefighters found the man dead inside of a burning one-story building on North D Street at around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
Two people were hospitalized on Saturday after a trolley, Tesla and Rivian collided in Temecula's wine country.
The 80-year-old man and 79-year-old woman were both found suffering from traumatic injuries inside their Bermuda Dunes home on Friday during a welfare check, according to Riverside County sheriff's deputies.
An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting on the 10 Freeway in Banning that wounded a woman last weekend.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
Left-handed reliever Jack Dreyer has become the latest Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher to be placed on their injured list.
The Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho was locked down following the midair crash during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
President Trump's trip to China could bolster economic relations, but failed to deliver a breakthrough deal, some trade and energy experts said.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Voters in California may soon decide on a ballot measure that seeks to help the state's middle class afford to buy a home, by establishing a $25 billion loan program that would provide down payment assistance.
Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children's e-bikes, saying some of the vehicles may be motorcycles or mopeds capable of high speeds.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Los Angeles County health officials on Saturday confirmed the fifth measles case of the year in an international traveler who arrived at Los Angeles International Airport earlier in the week.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
California public health officials said on Wednesday that they have identified a fifth resident who may have been exposed to the Andes hantavirus due to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
Voters in California may soon decide on a ballot measure that seeks to help the state's middle class afford to buy a home, by establishing a $25 billion loan program that would provide down payment assistance.
Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children's e-bikes, saying some of the vehicles may be motorcycles or mopeds capable of high speeds.
A home-based food movement has been heating up in California, with home cooks turning their beloved family recipes into small businesses.
More than a dozen cities and counties across California were given a "final warning" from state officials Wednesday, saying they have failed to properly plan for additional new homes amid the state's lack of affordable housing.
Hany Mukhtar scored three goals, his first hat trick since 2023, and Nashville SC beat Los Angeles FC 3-2.
Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the weekend Freeway Series with a 10-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Left-handed reliever Jack Dreyer has become the latest Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher to be placed on their injured list.
Shohei Ohtani had five RBIs, Mookie Betts homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers pummeled the Los Angeles Angels 15-2 for their fourth straight win.
René Cárdenas, the first Spanish-language broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers during a 60-year career, has died.
Spencer Pratt has said he was compelled to launch his unlikely mayoral run after his home was destroyed in last year's devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
Rihanna, Sabrina Carpenter, Madonna, and Beyoncé all wore their best looks to celebrate the "Costume Art" theme at the 2026 Met Gala. Here are some of the best moments, photos, and more from the night.
There will be gradual cloud clearing on Monday and a sunny afternoon. Temperatures will increase as the week goes on with conditions peaking on Wednesday.
Friends and family gathered in East Los Angeles on Sunday to remember 17-year-old Josh Aila, who was fatally shot while driving home on Saturday night at around 1:15 a.m.
Home surveillance camera footage captured the moments that a sedan collided with the rear of a parked pickup truck in Canoga Park and somehow got wedged underneath.
Family members of 42-year-old Sandra Fernandez, who was allegedly shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend last week, are speaking out after his arrest near the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend. Brittney Ermon reports.
CBS LA Anchor Pat Harvey helped co-host the 18th annual Pink Pump Affair in Beverly Hills on Sunday, which helps support the Special Needs Network.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.