Wednesday, April 29

Basketball: First-half problems must be solved

It’s a disturbing trend, one that UCLA knows cannot continue if it hopes to make a run at an NCAA Tournament berth this month. Yet, though the Bruins realize they cannot afford to spot their opponent a big first-half lead each week, they are at a loss explaining as to why they have trailed by double-digits at halftime in five of their last seven games. Read more...



Sunny skies secret of UCLA’s success

It may be close to 100 million miles away, but it’s UCLA’s best recruiting tool. While people in other parts of the country are dressing in parkas and shoveling snow, Southern California residents are clad in spaghetti strap tops, playing frisbee and basking in the sun that deserts most of the United States during this time of year. Read more...




Visit USC to learn UCLA’s caliber

Los Angeles: It’s a big city. So big that there’s room for redundancy in athletics. Two NBA teams. Two Major League Baseball teams (with a doubly redundant presence in the name “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”). Read more...