CORVALLIS, Ore. “”mdash; Well, UCLA finally clinched it. No, the Bruins didn’t gain entry into the Pac-10 tournament like they had hoped to Thursday. Instead, they solidified their spot as one of the most downtrodden and desperate teams in the conference after losing 65-56 to lowly Oregon State at Gill Coliseum. Read more...

Coming off their victory against defending NCAA champion Lewis on Wednesday, the No. 1 Bruins continue their three-game homestand this weekend with two important conference matches against Pacific and No. Read more...

It’s a scene that has replayed in Nikki Blue’s mind over and over: the anticipation of Selection Sunday ““ sitting around the television last season with her teammates, watching each team get announced and experiencing the subsequent agony of not seeing UCLA in the bracket. Read more...

Top-ranked UCLA gymnastics will host No. 19 Michigan in the final regular season home meet of the 2004 campaign Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion. For seven seniors, it will be their last home meet. Read more...

Battling back after losing the first set hasn’t been the major problem for the UCLA women’s tennis team. Sustaining the energy to pull out the third set has. Read more...

What an incredible game that was! It had everything: inspired play, lead changes, and in the end, a giant that was somehow still left standing. No. Read more...

The doubts grew stronger with every passing moment, yet still Lena Nilsson read on. Page after page, minute after minute, Nilsson, a Swedish native, poured over her textbook into the wee hours of the morning, all the while wondering whether she could adapt to life so far from home. Read more...