UCLA is more than halfway through its season and like so many other schools, it’s having its share of problems. The struggles on defense and injuries across the board have been well-documented, but it’s the healthiest Bruins on the offensive side of the ball that I’m worried about. Read more...

It wasn’t midnight, and it wasn’t mad, but it was a start. Approximately 800 students showed up yesterday to support the UCLA men’s and women’s basketball teams at the UCLA Basketball Tipoff Party, organized by the Den, featuring scrimmages, a dunk contest, a 3-point contest, and speeches by coaches Ben Howland and Kathy Olivier. Read more...

It’s a start. A good first step. Seeing the general apathy UCLA students have expressed toward sports over the years, I was expecting a very poor turnout at Wednesday night’s Basketball Tipoff Party. Read more...

Off the shores of the Florida coast, the building tension stirred up by Hurricane Wilma finally got to the UCLA men’s golf team. The No. 10 Bruins, who were delayed by one day due to the hurricane, finished their tournament on Tuesday, culminating in a tie for 11th place at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, hosted by the University of Central Florida. Read more...

After an inspired, victorious first game against USC at home last month, the UCLA women’s volleyball team was riding a wave of momentum. Then, USC outside hitter Bibiana Candelas took over the match and almost single-handedly wiped out the momentum that UCLA had been building. Read more...

The transition to college is often difficult for first-year athletes. Even the most highly regarded freshmen struggle to adapt to living away from home for the first time, all the while, playing against championship-caliber teams. Read more...

Jerry Yu and Nick Corpuz had it all planned out. Yu, a recent UCLA graduate, was going to catch a flight from New York to Los Angeles on Thursday night. Read more...