The symptoms said I was nearly dead. My lungs needed oxygen and there was no way to fill them fast enough. Whether I rested my hands on my knees or clasped them behind my head, I was out of breath either way. Read more...

LA JOLLA “”mdash; Entering this weekend’s FINA World League Tournament, the U.S. women’s water polo team was unsure if it had played together long enough to build a cohesive unit that feeds off instinctual play in the pool. Read more...

A year ago, UCLA basketball players Jordan Farmar and Josh Shipp were freshmen participating in the Nike Los Angeles College ProCity College League in the hopes of getting acclimated to the college game. Read more...

The fans who showed up at the West Los Angeles Community College gym late Saturday afternoon got an early glimpse of the immediate future of the UCLA men’s basketball program. Read more...

Driving down the 405 on Thursday night, I thought I was in for another typical trip to the airport to spend a couple of days at another typical Wagner family reunion. Read more...

For the UCLA women’s basketball team, a two-week exhibition tour in Australia was simply meant to be a tune-up for the upcoming season. The players were to work on basketball fundamentals, team cohesion and defense to prepare for what many are predicting a preseason top-20 team. Read more...

Bunkered in his agent Tom Ramasar’s office in Beverly Hills, surrounded by some friends and family on Tuesday night, Dijon Thompson prepared to watch and wait as the NBA Draft unfolded. Read more...