When the going gets tough, apparently the coach gets up and quits. Last year, former coach of the men’s rugby team Jake Pike had enough. A tumultuous season and getting smashed 72-3 by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was too much to bear, and influenced Pike in his decision to resign and pursue an alternative career choice midway through last season. Read more...

Canadian soccer prodigy Kara Lang, UCLA’s top recruiting target in this year’s senior class, committed to the Bruins earlier this week, her club team confirmed on Thursday. Read more...

There is no mercy rule in collegiate gymnastics, but if there were, Sunday might just be the day it would be used. The No. 2 UCLA women’s gymnastics team (2-1) will host a quad meet against California (2-0), Cal State Fullerton (1-3) and Sacramento State (2-3), all of which are unranked. Read more...

It was considered the marquee match-up going into the game. It turned out to be a non-factor. Freshman point guard Jordan Farmar got his counterpart, Chris Hernandez, into foul trouble early and limited his contribution throughout. Read more...

The last time the UCLA men’s volleyball team started the season off this well, it won a national championship. That was five years ago, when the Bruins won their first 10 games. Read more...

UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin wasn’t expecting the Bruins to be in top form for their season-opener against Azusa Pacific on Thursday, and they weren’t. Read more...

It took 32 starts, 63 games and 921 minutes, but Michael Fey finally got his first career double-double. The junior center led the Bruins with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting and hauled in a career-high 11 rebounds, five of those coming on the offensive glass. Read more...