Gymnastics

Megan Fox takes to a trampoline for 'Ninja Turtles' [Video]

2013-05-09 14:46:00

Megan Fox is back at work — on a trampoline. Making it even more the stuff of young men's fantasies is the film she's working on: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." It's the three Ts: Trampolines, Turtles and ... talent. Or something like that....

UCLA Bruins advance to NCAA women's gymnastics finals

2013-04-20 00:00:00

When UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa flew around the uneven bars at Pauley Pavilion, soared almost to the ceiling, it seemed, and landed with a bit of a wobble but without a fall, it became certain. The Bruins had qualified for Saturday's six-team women's...

UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa back from injury, ready for NCAA finals

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Vanessa Zamarripa, the Pac-12 Conference gymnast of the year, is a fifth-year senior at UCLA who has steadied the Bruins as three key team members suffered season-ending injuries. Hers was a voice of experience based on how she dealt with her own serious...

UCLA gymnasts Zamarippa, Pritchett not done competing

2013-04-24 13:03:00

UCLA seniors Vanessa Zamarripa and walk-on Alyssa Pritchett, who helped lead the Bruins to a fourth-place finish at last weekend's NCAA national championships at Pauley Pavilion, will compete May 10-11 at the Pro Gymnastics Challenge in Bethlehem, Pa.�...

UCLA's Olivia Courtney third in vault at NCAA gymnastics finals

2013-04-21 15:53:00

UCLA had three of the top six competitors in the vault competition Sunday at the NCAA women's gymnastics event finals at Pauley Pavilion. Junior Olivia Courtney, who was the very first of 23 competitors on the vault, scored 9.9167 points, good for third...

A star turn from Danusia Francis at NCAA women's gymnastics championships

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Danusia Francis, a charismatic freshman on the UCLA gymnastics team, had a little trick up her sleeve Sunday for the balance beam event final in the NCAA championships at Pauley Pavilion. Francis did something you probably shouldn't try at home —...

UCLA qualifies gymnasts in three of four NCAA event finals

2013-04-20 15:04:00

Based on Friday night's team qualifications, UCLA has five gymnasts in three of the four NCAA women's gymnastics event finals Sunday at Pauley Pavilion. Four Bruins -- Olivia Courtney, Kaelie Baer, Vanessa Zamarripa and Lichelle Wong -- will perform...

Florida wins NCAA women's gymnastics title; UCLA finishes fourth

2013-04-20 18:55:00

Florida, led by 2008 Olympian Bridget Sloan, won its first NCAA women's gymnastics team title Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. The Gators overcame two falls on their opening apparatus, the balance beam, to score 197.575 points, edging runner-up Oklahoma....

Florida wins its first NCAA women's gymnastics title

2013-04-20 20:36:00

It was Pauley Pavilion. Yet hearing shouts of "Roll Tide Roll," of seeing a section of fans wearing Florida orange and doing the Gator "chomp," needing to plug one's ears to avoid the hollers of "Boomer Sooner," made it seem as if a series of football...

UCLA qualifies for NCAA women's gymnastics team final

2013-04-19 21:00:00

With a season-best performance on the vault and a steady finish on the uneven bars Friday, UCLA�qualified for the NCAA women's gymnastics team finals. Joining the Bruins in the six-team finals Saturday will be Florida, Georgia, LSU, Alabama and...

'Dancing With the Stars': Best, worst of times for Vanderpump

2013-04-09 07:40:00

It’s only the fourth week of “Dancing With the Stars” and already things are getting personal. The celebrity contestants revisited the best year of their lives this week, opening up the back stories and unleashing a cascade of tears...

Aly Raisman discusses Week 4 on 'Dancing With the Stars'

2013-04-11 11:59:00

The Times has gymnast Aly Raisman, a two-time Olympic gold medalist at the London Games, guest-blogging while she competes on "Dancing With the Stars." Each week while she competes on the show, Raisman will answer a few questions from Sports Now editor...

Hinsdale senior Brian Thompson competes in the horizontal bar during the Illinois State Gymnastics Championships at Lincoln-Way East on May 11.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Brie Olson, of St. Cloud, Minnesota, 2010 and 2013 Big 12 bar Champion, sticks her landing after performing on the uneven bars during an exhibition for the Pro Gymnastics Challenge held at Stabler Arena Friday night. The Pro Gymnastics Challenge will host the USA vs.

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Bridget Sloan of Florida competes on the balance beam in the semifinals of the NCAA women's gymnastics team competition Friday at Pauley Pavilion. Sloan qualified for Sunday's event finals on the beam, uneven bars and floor exercise.

2013-04-19 00:00:00