Wednesday, August 19

In the news:

UCLA swim and dive face tests brought on by a rash of injuries, big meets against Cal and Stanford

Swim has hit a few walls lately, but as always, the team intends to flip-turn right off and keep looking forward. Impacted by injuries and the stress of big upcoming meets and midterms, the No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Andrea Reigel and the No. 12 Bruins will try to overcome recent injuries in their lineup as they gear up for competitions against Cal and Stanford.




Larry Drew II was known for making mistakes in the Tar Heels’ up-tempo offense during his three-year stint at North Carolina. UCLA has transformed into a faster team with the help of Drew, who is making better decisions running with the Bruins.

Court Visions: UCLA men’s basketball picks up pace with revamped offense

It seems like an aberration. It charts as an outlier. To watch the Bruins play an up-tempo style of basketball this season is unusual, from an entertainment and numerical standpoint. Read more...

Photo: Larry Drew II was known for making mistakes in the Tar Heels’ up-tempo offense during his three-year stint at North Carolina. UCLA has transformed into a faster team with the help of Drew, who is making better decisions running with the Bruins.

Larry Drew II was known for making mistakes in the Tar Heels’ up-tempo offense during his three-year stint at North Carolina. UCLA has transformed into a faster team with the help of Drew, who is making better decisions running with the Bruins.

PAC 12: Power Rankings

Not only are the Ducks still undefeated, but they’re the only Pac-12 team without two losses after they swept the Washington schools at home and Arizona and UCLA both lost this past week. Read more...


Freshman guard Kari Korver validates coach’s trust

On a crisp November night, Kari Korver stepped into the spotlight of Pauley Opening Madness, ready to face fellow freshman guard, Jordan Adams, in the three-point shooting contest. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Kari Korver’s path to Westwood began soon after coach Cori Close took the job as UCLA coach. Korver then tore her ACL, but Close was confident that she would come back from the injury.


USC is a must-win for UCLA basketball

UCLA’s season is more than half finished, yet freshman guard Jordan Adams was faced with the following question from a national columnist after Saturday’s loss to Arizona State. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward/guard Shabazz Muhammad and the UCLA basketball team will face USC for the first time this season today at Pauley Pavilion.