Roundup: UCLA women's gymnastics wins NCAA title in thrilling fashion

Apr 23, 2018

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Congrats to UCLA women’s gymnastics for winning the NCAA title Saturday night in St. Louis. Sixth-year senior Christine Peng-Peng Lee notched a 10.0 on beam to vault the Bruins ahead of two-time defending champion Oklahoma on the evening's final rotation. It was Lee’s second perfect 10 of the night, also getting a 10 on the uneven bars. Some way to end your collegiate career, huh?

Again? Four Washington State pitchers threw a combined no-hitter (Pac-12 Networks video) in a 5-0 win over Santa Clara on Sunday, giving the Cougs two no-no's this season. Credit to Parker McFadden, A.J. Block, Collin Maier and Ryan Walker for getting it done on the mound against the Broncos.

Spencer Torkelson hit his 20th home run of the season in Arizona State baseball’s 13-8 win over Utah on Sunday to finish off the series sweep (AZCentral.com link). Torkelson leads the nation in homers and became the 12th Sun Devil to hit 20 in a season. The school record is 27, set by Mitch Jones in 2000.

Oregon State baseball swept Oregon in the Civil War series over the weekend, closing things out with a 12-5 win Saturday in Corvallis (The Oregonian/OregonLive). Beaver designated hitter Tyler Malone has hit five home runs in his last five games after going yard on Saturday.

Arizona softball locked up a series win over Arizona State by defeating the Sun Devils 4-2 on Sunday in Tempe. Our Thad Anderson and Kenzie Fowler break it down for us.

USC’s Jo Kremer was named Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the conference announced Monday.

NBA veteran and former Ute Andrew Bogut signed with the Sydney Kings of the Australian NBL (ESPN). Bogut was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and won an NBA title in 2015 with the Golden State Warriors.

Great article from Greg Bishop of Sports Illustrated on former Washington quarterback Jake Locker and his decision to retire from the NFL three years ago. It’s a long read but certainly worth your time.

Here’s Jon Wilner’s article on David Shaw’s annual appearances on NFL Network for the first round of the NFL Draft. Nice dive into how Shaw preps for his TV analyst work, something he has been doing since 2012.

Rusty Simmons whips up this feature on Cal cornerback Camryn Bynum, a workoutaholic who isn’t afraid of getting up before the crack of dawn to start the grind.

Brian Howell writes that the improvement of returning players will be vital for Colorado women’s hoops in 2018-19 if the Buffs hope to improve upon a 15-16 (5-13 Pac-12) output in 2017-18.