Saturday, June 27

Adam Wright’s passion for water polo is driven by more than dreams of a gold medal

The way Adam Wright tells it, everything he has learned about the sport of water polo starts and ends with training. As a water polo coach, he talks about it. He knows training renews focus in a team "“ like his 2009 UCLA team, which reached the NCAA Championship game after changing its training regimen. Read more...

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Along with coaching the UCLA men’s water polo team, Adam Wright is also a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team, enabling him to bring a player’s mentality to the deck when he coaches.


Men’s basketball plays Villanova in a potentially season-defining game at Madison Square Garden

While it may seem premature to label a non-conference, early-season game as the "toughest" or "most important," nobody's arguing that UCLA will play one of the best teams in the country tonight, on what is unequivocally basketball's grandest stage. By the time UCLA fans sit down for turkey Thursday, they will know what their team is made of. "(Villanova)'s really good," coach Ben Howland said. Read more...

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Corey Fisher drives during Villanova’s last game with UCLA, March 21, 2009 in the NCAA Tournament.


Bruin football gets one last shot at postseason eligibility against Sun Devils

It's all come down to this, really.
The UCLA football team's 2010 season has had a healthy spectrum of emotion, from the sweet surge of shocking triumphs to the sinking embarrassment of blowout losses. Read more...

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Junior wide receiver Taylor Embree and the UCLA football team will travel to Tempe, Ariz. to face Arizona State. The loser will be ineligible for a bowl game.





SCOOP DREAMS: _Is UCLA men’s basketball back on track?_

This UCLA men's basketball team is like a stunt man about to perform his first major jump. Read more...

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Junior guard Malcolm Lee attempts to steal the ball from a Michigan Wolverine in the Bruins’ Nov. 20, 2008 NIT game at Madison Square Garden. Lee’s status for this year’s installment of the NIT Season Tip-Off in New York City is uncertain as he missed the game against Pacific with an ankle injury.