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Debt-laden UCLA was on a grim trajectory to cut sports until it moved to the Big Ten

LOS ANGELES — It was a splashy move with a quiet beneficiary. Given its perilous athletic department finances, UCLA faced the prospect of cutting sports had the school not agreed to bolt for the Big Ten Conference. The timing isn't certain and the number of teams that would have been affected isn't known, but the Bruins were headed toward an Olympic sports Armageddon without the infusion of ...
UCLA head coach John Savage holds up the championship trophy after defeating Mississippi State during the College World Series on June 25, 2013, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.

LOS ANGELES — It was a splashy move with a quiet beneficiary.

Given its perilous athletic department finances, UCLA faced the prospect of cutting sports had the school not agreed to bolt for the Big Ten Conference.

The timing isn't certain and the number of teams that would have been affected isn't known, but the Bruins were headed toward an

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