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No. 3 UCLA women dominate Southern 88-37 as season-opening win streak reaches 6 games

Angela Dugalic scored 20 points to lead No. 3 UCLA in a dominant 88-37 win over Southern. The Bruins, now 6-0, are preparing for another trip to Las Vegas after sweeping North Carolina and South Florida in the WBCA Challenge. Kiki Rice added 17 points, while Lauren Betts and Lena Bilic also contributed significantly. Southern, now 1-4, struggled against UCLA’s strong defense, trailing 49-9 at halftime. The Bruins shut out the Jaguars 27-0 in the second quarter. Southern was led by DeMya Porter with eight points.

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Lando Norris takes pole in rainy Las Vegas qualifying, Verstappen bumped to second

Formula 1’s title contenders have mastered the wet Las Vegas Strip in a rainy Friday night qualifying session. Championship leader Lando Norris takes pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Norris of McLaren secured the top spot after four-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen briefly led. Carlos Sainz Jr. nearly gave Williams its first pole since 2014 but was bumped to third. Norris has won three consecutive poles. He leads McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri by 24 points. Piastri qualified fifth, behind defending race winner George Russell. Lewis Hamilton struggled, finishing slowest in the 20-driver field.