Every day after UCLA freshman defensive tackle Kenneth Lombard finished his classes at St. John Bosco High School last spring, he would get in his car to make the 26-mile drive to Westwood and his future alma mater. Read more...

He is a big man, striding confidently among other big men, all of them together faced with a tremendous responsibility. He barks out instructions, and they listen, because they respect him. Read more...

Two weeks after kicking off fall camp, UCLA’s football team finally lined up against some competition. Judging the results, however, was difficult because both sides wore Bruin helmets. Read more...

Fan after fan approached him following Saturday’s UCLA football scrimmage, even though he didn’t participate in one play. People spoke fondly of the things he’s done before, even though those stale memories are now over a year old. Read more...

“That was as inglorious as it gets. “¦ He gets clobbered. A dream-killing 9.137 for Paul Hamm.” The gold medal-winning gymnast Paul Hamm, that is. The harsh description given by the American announcers, Elfi Schlegal and Al Trautwig, at the men’s individual Olympic gymnastics championships is characteristic of how negatively commentators can portray the Olympic Games to television viewers. Read more...

Annika Sorenstam did it. So did Michelle Wie. And now the defending champion UCLA women’s golf team will get its shot at competing against the men. Read more...

Wednesday’s exhibition match for the UCLA women’s soccer team marked the first time fans got to see several new faces in a Bruin uniform. The youthful Bruins showed their inexperience at times during the 4-1 loss to Texas on Wednesday, but the team feels it has learned from the match and will be fine once the regular season starts Friday with a home game against San Diego. Read more...