Instead of chatting with friends, watching some television or catching up on lost sleep, Dijon Thompson spent his study breaks during finals week at UCLA, well, studying. Read more...

Forty years after giving UCLA its first national championship, Gail Goodrich was finally on the receiving end. At halftime during the Bruins’ 81-79 win over Michigan on Saturday, Goodrich’s jersey number, 25, was retired in a ceremony featuring teammates from his 1964-5 national championship teams, coach John Wooden and several former Bruins whose numbers have also been retired. Read more...

Second-year UCLA football coach Karl Dorrell received a two-year extension to his contract Friday after reaching an agreement with the university, athletic director Dan Guerrero announced Friday. Read more...

Making fun of Wyoming uncalled for What nonsense! Gilbert Quiñonez’s article (“Wyoming matchup raises the question: Why?”, Dec. 9) sounds just like the typical guys from Los Angeles who ask if the rest of the United States has Internet or paved roads. Read more...

Thrust into the starting lineup out of necessity against Pepperdine, freshman Josh Shipp made a strong case to stay there. Shipp, who started at wing in place of injured senior Dijon Thompson, scored 15 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and helped spark a late UCLA surge as the Bruins nipped the Waves 85-83 Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

For the second time this season, it’s come down to this. First the women, now the men. In yet another NCAA Championship game coming down to penalty kicks, No. Read more...

I’m not too much of a gambling man, although I do believe Texas Hold ‘Em is a true sport because it’s televised on ESPN. I would have said that Karl Dorrell’s emotionless glare for most of the season made him the greatest bluffer in the world. Read more...