For the first time in three years, the UCLA men’s basketball team is participating in March Madness. And for the first time in three years, Bruin fans will have something to cheer for come tournament time, whether they do it from the seats in the McKale Center, where the Bruins will face Texas Tech in their first round game, or from the couches in the comfort of their own home. Read more...

Bob Knight is many things to many people. To some, the Texas Tech coach is a college basketball icon, whose resume commands respect. To others, he’s a man with a tremendous temper that he’s unable to control. Read more...

Hounded by questions of how they would handle the awe and hype of Thursday’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Texas Tech, Jordan Farmar and Arron Afflalo repeated the same mantra they’ve recited every week for the past month. Read more...

At 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, everyone in Westwood and millions across the country will be watching the Bruins. But at 6:30 p.m., none of those people will be able to see them. Read more...

Ask UCLA coach Ben Howland what he and John Wooden were discussing during an impromptu get-together at a Bruin gymnastics meet earlier this month, and the answer may surprise you. Read more...

Capturing a title that had eluded a Bruin swimmer for some time, Katie Arnold became the 2005 Pac-10 champion in the 100-meter backstroke, out-touching the competition and breaking her own school record in the process. Read more...

Restless, anxious, but cautiously optimistic, UCLA sat down to watch the announcement of the NCAA Tournament bracket, confident it would receive an invitation for the first time in three years. Read more...