Friday, August 21

In the news:

Women’s soccer tested in Wisconsin Tournament

The cap to the 2010 UCLA women's soccer season flew off with quite the flair last weekend, with a seven-goal festival against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Read more...

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Freshman midfielder Jenna Richmond scored the only goal in UCLA’s 1-0
victory over Wisconsin on Friday. UCLA lost to Northwestern 1-0 on Sunday.



Q&A with Darren Collison

After spending his rookie season in the NBA with the New Orleans Hornets, former UCLA point guard Darren Collison was traded to the Indiana Pacers earlier this month. Read more...

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Former UCLA guard Darren Collison, seen here in the Bruins’ win over USC on Jan. 11, 2009, is entering his second year in the NBA. Collison was traded from the New Orleans Hornets to the Indiana Pacers earlier this month.



Up to the challenge?

Some college football teams like to open their seasons by feasting on inferior opponents. Read more...

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Saturday at Kansas State
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder took the Wildcats from cellar-dweller to national powerhouse in the 1990s and came back in 2009 to try and do it again. Senior running back Daniel Thomas (8) had more than 1,500 all-purpose yards for the Wildcats in 2009, including 115 yards against the Bruins at the Rose Bowl. (Credit: Kansas State Athletics)


Troubled times on the line

It's no secret that UCLA quarterbacks haven't been able to stay healthy in recent years, so Rick Neuheisel set out to fix that by beefing up his offensive line. Four-star recruits Xavier Su'a-Filo and Stanley Hasiak came to Westwood in 2009 and were supposed to ensure that those lining up under center would be safe for years to come. Read more...


Norm Chow hopes pistol will fire up UCLA offense

It's all a numbers game for the UCLA rushing attack. First, the sobering digits: The Bruins finished 94th in the country in rushing yards last season, and ended up tied for 106th in touchdowns on the ground. Read more...

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Junior Derrick Coleman is one of the Bruins’ veteran running backs this season. Coleman finished the 2009 season with 244 yards and a touchdown.