1. Oregon (16-2, 5-0 Pac-12, Last week: No. 1) (No. 16) The Ducks left Westwood as the prohibitive favorite to win the conference. They are the only Pac-12 team still undefeated in conference play, and since they avoid Arizona and UCLA for the rest of the season, it’s fair to wonder if Oregon could run the table for the rest of Pac-12 play, a feat no Pac-10 team ever accomplished in the conference’s short history. Read more...
Men's Basketball, Sports
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January 23, 12:01 am
Power rankings: Jan 23
Sports
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January 22, 5:13 pm
UCLA to add women’s sand volleyball as 25th intercollegiate sport
Starting with the spring 2013 season, UCLA will add a new intercollegiate sport: women’s sand volleyball. The sport was approved by the NCAA for intercollegiate play in 2009. Read more...
Men's Basketball, Sports
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January 22, 1:40 am
Lakers forward Metta World Peace awarded by UCLA Medical Center
The repetitive sound of a camera’s shutter was a constant reminder of Metta World Peace’s celebrity status as he visited a group of adult patients in The Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Lakers’ forward Metta World Peace and Larry King speak at an event at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Friday, where World Peace received the CICARE award. It was the first time the award was given to someone who is not a UCLA Health System employee.
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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January 22, 1:29 am
Men’s volleyball sees first four-set win of season
The UCLA men’s volleyball team found itself in a familiar situation after falling behind UC Santa Barbara on Friday night. Two weeks ago the Bruins had to overcome a two-set difference in a comeback victory against the Gauchos. Read more...
Men's Basketball, Sports
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January 22, 1:29 am
Court Visions: ‘Honeymoon’ period is coming to a close
If the country had inaugurated a new president this weekend, a “honeymoon” period would have started – the window of opportunity where the commander-in-chief can ride the coattails of victory to enact his or her rule and demonstrate to the country what the future holds. Read more...
Sports, Women's Water Polo
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January 22, 1:18 am
Women’s water polo continues legacy
The UCLA women’s water polo team emerged from this weekend’s Michigan Invitational undefeated, continuing a three-year trend of returning from the season’s first tournament without a loss. Read more...
Sports, Women's Basketball
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January 22, 1:18 am
Stanford, Cal women’s basketball keep wins at Bay
As the Bruins filed off the floor of Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif. on Sunday, the pain of leaving the Bay Area empty-handed began to sink in. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Thea Lemberger and UCLA lost to Stanford and Cal over the weekend.