As a college sports fan, it’s one of the most gratifying phone calls to make and one of the most annoying to receive. In the past few years, Oski from Cal, the Stanford tree and even Tommy Trojan have been tying up the phone lines around this time of year, calling into Westwood to painfully remind Joe Bruin of things that are already blatantly obvious. Read more...

After getting swept at home and heading into the meat of its Pac-10 schedule, the UCLA women’s basketball team received more disconcerting news Monday when it learned that it would be without the services of standout Noelle Quinn for three to six weeks. Read more...

On February 1, 2004, the then-No. 3 Bruins entered their biggest match up of the season, hosting then-No. 1 Pepperdine. The match was significant as the Bruins defeated the top-ranked Waves, propelling UCLA to the top of the national rankings. Read more...

For Lorenzo Mata, all it took was one play. In the final seconds of UCLA’s victory over Washington earlier this month, the Bruins held a slim advantage over the Huskies. Read more...

TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; Count former Bruin coach Steve Lavin among the members of the national media who have been impressed with UCLA’s quick start so far in conference play. Read more...

Hot shooting in the first half allowed UCLA to take a slim lead into halftime. Ice-cold shooting in the second half allowed that lead to disappear. Read more...

When everyone questioned his decision, he went with it anyway. Even when the naysayers were not sold on his abilities, he knew he only had to prove them to one person ““ himself. Read more...