A lot can be gathered about a team by seeing how it responds to adversity and disappointment. With that, a lot will be gathered about the UCLA men’s tennis team this weekend as it travels to face Arizona State today and Arizona on Saturday. Read more...

UCLA’s 79-72 loss to Oregon State was pathetic. The Bruins were thoroughly outplayed. At one point, they were losing by 22 in the first half to a Beaver team that did not win a single conference road game. Read more...

The UCLA locker room was quiet after Thursday’s game. That was because many of the Bruins didn’t know what to say. The smiles that adorned the faces of the Bruins just a week ago were replaced with somber looks and furtive glances at the floor, their confidence and their NCAA Tournament hopes shaken by a 79-72 loss to Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament. Read more...

Jordan Farmar says he’s ready for postseason play. Arron Afflalo doesn’t expect it to be too tough of an adjustment. Yet, when the Bruins take the floor at Staples Center for their match-up with Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament this afternoon, it nonetheless will be the first taste of single-elimination play for UCLA’s prized freshmen this season. Read more...

As utility players, Krista Colburn and Kristen Dedmon are called upon to fill many roles. Pitching, though, usually isn’t one of them. But when starting pitcher Lisa Dodd hurt her throwing hand before last weekend’s Bulldog Classic, UCLA softball coach Sue Enquist called upon both Colburn and Dedmon to fill in for the injured sophomore. Read more...

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Adam Krikorian’s job is a lot harder than you think. Even with five Olympians and a host of potential All-Americans on his roster, the longtime UCLA women’s water polo coach has to do more than throw the balls in the pool before practice, fill out the starting lineup before each match, and sit back and watch the carnage. Read more...