The UCLA men’s tennis team also had two tournaments of their own, which both ended with similar results: upsets of top-ranked players. In Indian Wells, junior Benjamin Kohlloeffel recorded a 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over Pepperdine’s Scott Doerner, who is ranked third in the nation, and was given the tournament’s top seed. Read more...

Winning on the road has as much to do with tenacity and aggressive play as anything else, including talent. The UCLA women’s basketball team again proved this by dropping its sixth road loss in seven games to the Washington Huskies, 96-75. Read more...

It seems like at the end of every UCLA game, the mood in the conference room is gloomy. Not because the Bruins are 14-2 and leading the Pac-10, but because after every game, something unfortunate occurs to lower their spirits. Read more...

Perfect, phenomenal and unbelievable was how UCLA coach Ben Howland described the Bruins’ defense in the first half. It was the best defense he’s seen all year, he admitted. Read more...

It’s not a team match, but it’s the first real indication that a title defense is nearly upon the UCLA men’s tennis team. Looking to work themselves into form before the season begins next Friday against San Diego, members of the national-champion team are taking to the road this weekend, participating in either the National Collegiate Tennis Classic in Indian Wells, Calif., or the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in Westlake Village, Calif. Read more...

Sophomore center Lorenzo Mata suffered a fractured right tibia Thursday night in a collision with teammate Jordan Farmar late in the second half of UCLA’s victory over Washington State. Read more...

UCLA was 3 minutes, 5 seconds away on Thursday from not having to answer any injury-related questions for the first time in a long time. Instead, the Bruins are now faced with several more hours of medical tests and uncertainty. Read more...