Sunday, May 3

Team enters crucial stretch

The UCLA women’s basketball team has been tested against one of the most grueling schedules in the country, but the next two weeks might prove to be the most demanding. Read more...



Basketball moves up one spot in AP

That the UCLA men’s basketball team shifted position in the Associated Press Poll after its loss to West Virginia was to be expected. That the direction the Bruins moved was up was somewhat of a surprise. Read more...


This column can’t do Kobe’s 81-point performance justice

As I walked into the Staples Center on Sunday evening, I really didn’t have any idea as to what I should expect. I hadn’t really been following the NBA the same way as I normally do, but I definitely knew that the Toronto Raptors, which have been my favorite team since they joined the league, hadn’t been playing very well and that Kobe Bryant was in the middle of arguably the best season of his nine-year career. Read more...



Tough game, fresh start

On the heels of the inaugural Pac-10 rugby tournament, played in front of a large crowd at the Intramural Field over the weekend, the question remains why the program still stands as a club sport. Read more...


LETTERS TO THE SPORTS DESK

Trojans got what they deserved It was nice reading your article regarding the billboard by the USC campus (“Billboard would set Trojan record straight” Jan. 18). Read more...