After another rankings drop, No. 21 UCLA to face Stanford
No. 21-ranked UCLA opens Pac-12 Conference play in search of its first win away from home this season on Thursday when it travels to face host Stanford at Palo Alto, Calif. The Bruins (5-2) rebounded from a pair of hard-fought losses Nov. 18 and 20 at Las Vegas against Illinois and Baylor, UCLA's only games away from Pauley Pavilion thus far in 2022-23. After coach Mick Cronin criticized the Bruins' defense in the Las V