Before leaving for Oahu, UCLA men’s volleyball coach Al Scates said teams rarely beat Hawai’i in the second match there. “We are an exception, of course.” Scates made that declaration at the end of the weekend, after the Bruins flipped the precedent on its head when they defeated the Warriors 3-1 Saturday to avenge Thursday’s 3-2 loss. Read more...

Elbows were being thrown and mouthpieces were nearly flying out. But when UCLA defeated USC, 68-64, the game suddenly had more ramifications than just the last game of the regular season. Read more...

UCLA played its standard style of ball ““ like it didn’t care ““ and the resulting loss was no less surprising. The Bruins didn’t really put up much of a whimper during a dreary 75-60 defeat to Notre Dame. Read more...

Everyone’s a critic. I know, because over the past few weeks, there were several of you out there who have been telling me via e-mail how to do my job as sports editor. Read more...

Day one of the Gaucho Invitational tournament went well for the UCLA women’s water polo team. Day two, however, did not. Stanford freshman two-meter Christina Hewko scored with 10 seconds left in regulation, denying the No. Read more...

Timing is everything, and like a true magician, UCLA coach Kathy Olivier always keeps something hidden up her sleeve. But with UCLA down eight with nine minutes left in Sunday’s win over USC, Olivier could no longer wait. Read more...

Pre-trial hearing for freshman linebacker Xavier Burgess postponed to March The pre-trial hearing for linebacker Xavier Burgess was postponed to March 18, city attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said Thursday. Read more...