On paper, the contest looked like a mismatch, pitting the vaunted No. 1 Bruins against USC, the MPSF cellar-dweller. But on the volleyball court, Thursday night’s match between the crosstown rivals was much closer than UCLA expected. Read more...

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...

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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...

It’s a friendly rivalry in the truest sense. Cal State Northridge women’s water polo coach Molly Barnes and UCLA coach Adam Krikorian, roommates in college at UCLA, continue to remain close friends today, despite the fact that they now coach for different universities. Read more...