Editor's note: Follow UConn vs. UCLA live updates from the Final Four. TAMPA, Fla. — Cori Close had a unique opportunity after her first season leading UCLA women's basketball. The Bruins didn't ...

Cori Close created the right culture at UCLA. Players leaving should not be seen or interpreted as her failure. The portal is ...

On a random Tuesday in November, Lavin surprised Close by showing up after one of the UCLA women’s practices and told her ...

Cori Close of UCLA is The Associated Press Coach of the Year in women's basketball. The Bruins have lost just twice all season, earned their first No. 1 ranking ever and are the top overall seed in ...

UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close said she had a good working relationship with UConn's Jim Mora when he was the ...

UCLA's Cori Close got emotional recalling the time she coached Azzi Fudd and Lauren Betts with USA Basketball. Now she'll ...

UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close said the transfer portal being open during March Madness is a distraction and needs "a second look." ...

April 3 - Maybe they haven't played three times this season like Southern California and UCLA, but familiarity between Bruins coach Cori Close and UConn is as thick as Florida humidity. Close traces ...

TAMPA, Fla. — When Cori Close was starting out at UCLA 14 years ago, she called Geno Auriemma and asked if she could fly across the country to watch his UConn team practice during the NCAA Tournament ...

Their top-seeded Bruins and Trojans women’s basketball aren’t just playing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament – they’re making a difference ...