The UCLA Bruins (21-9, 12-7) escaped Evanston with a 73-69 win over the Northwestern Wildcats (16-14, 7-12) on Monday night for their final road game of the reg

Saturday's crosstown showdown between UCLA and USC is the next chapter in this historic, bitter rivalry, but it also serves as a high-stakes game for both sides

Late in the game between UCLA and Northwestern, it looked like the Bruins were in control. That’s when, much to the frustration of head coach Mick Cronin, the Wildcats nearly were able to come all the way back.

Our defense wasn’t quick enough to win," said Bruins coach Mick Cronin after the loss. "We had too many turnovers. We had 14 turnovers, and we were minus five on the turnover chart. "We don’t do that.

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on Mick Cronin's coaching, Matthew Stafford and Luka Doncic.

The men’s basketball coach gets a milestone victory Sunday against Ohio State, but his reaction? It ‘means I’m old.’

Mick Cronin was careful not to throw any of his own players under the bus after UCLA's 64-61 loss to Minnesota, but the Bruins head coach is clearly frustrated. The loss was tough enough, but it was how the Bruins lost that made it difficult for Cronin to stomach. As far as how he's looking at it, though, the loss has to go on his shoulders.

Fans increasingly do not like how Mick Cronin behaves on the court, but they would be a lot more forgiving if UCLA was in position to end its championship drought.

Eric Dailey Jr. scored 20 points, UCLA coach Mick Cronin picked up his 500th career victory and the Bruins defeated Ohio State 69-61 on Sunday.

February 23 - Eric Dailey Jr. scored 20 points to lead UCLA to a 69-61 victory over Ohio State on Sunday in Los Angeles to give coach Mick Cronin his 500th career win. At 53, Cronin is the youngest active coach to reach the milestone. He has 232 losses in ...

LOS ANGELES – Mick Cronin, at 53, is now the youngest college ... And after Sunday’s brutal slog of a game, a 69-61 UCLA victory over Ohio State in which the teams combined to shoot 29.8 ...