Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (30) in the dugout before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium.
Another championship has been brought home to Los Angeles.
UCLA women’s basketball won the program’s first NCAA title over the weekend. The No. 1 seed Bruins went head-to-head with fellow No. 1 seeds Texas and South Carolina in the Final Four and never once trailed either team. UCLA secured the championship with a dominant 79-51 victory over South Carolina on Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona.
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The Bruins have been receiving congratulations all over social media, from former United States president Barack Obama to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The UCLA Bruins celebrate their 79-51 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks to claim the NCAA women’s basketball national championship at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on April 5, 2026.
Dave Roberts Shares Special Message With UCLA
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is no stranger to winning championships. He has led Los Angeles to back-to-back World Series titles and is looking to win a third consecutive championship this season.
On Monday, Roberts congratulated UCLA coach Cori Close and the Bruins on winning their first NCAA title in program history.
“Hey coach Close and the UCLA women’s basketball team, congratulations on your first national championship in history. From one champion to another, you guys went wire to wire as being the best basketball team in college basketball all year long. You did it with class, integrity, toughness. You guys made the entire Bruin nation so proud,” Roberts said.
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UCLA inducted Roberts into the Hall of Fame in 2020 after spending his collegiate career with the Bruins. He was team captain of UCLA’s baseball team in 1994 and a two-time All-Pac-10 and NCAA Regional All-Tournament selection.
Roberts remains in the record books for UCLA baseball, holding the all-time record for stolen bases (109).
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