Coach Ben Howland’s latest strategy in reviving the team in the last games of the season paid dividends Thursday night. Senior guard Jon Crispin played a season-high 17 minutes and scored six points on two three-pointers. Read more...

Long gone, so it seems, are the days when UCLA is the top-ranked team in the land. Sadly, that’s just the way it is. But hey, if you can’t join ’em, beat ’em. Read more...

CARSON “”mdash; Jorge Salcedo’s ear-to-ear smile said it all. His first match as UCLA men’s soccer head coach was an astounding success. Playing against Salcedo’s former professional team, the MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy, the Bruins pulled off a 1-0 upset in an exhibition at Home Depot Center, the Galaxy’s home field. Read more...

Freshman Noelle Quinn can add yet another item to her already growing list of impressive accomplishments: her first career triple-double. Behind her 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Lisa Willis’s career-high 31 points, UCLA took care of business at Cal, 97-69, setting up a Saturday showdown against Pac-10 leader No. Read more...

Defend and rebound. It’s the mantra UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland has attempted to ingrain into the minds of his players all season long. So when it actually does come to fruition on the court, as it did against California at Pauley Pavilion, nights like Thursday are to be expected. Read more...

The No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis team (8-1) faces Arizona State today and Arizona Saturday in two important matches for the team. The Bruins have been impressive thus far, advancing to the finals of the National Team Indoors before losing to No. Read more...

As he whooped and hollered on the bench in the final minutes of Thursday night’s victory over California, T.J. Cummings heard the roar. “We want Stanford,” the shouts echoed from the rafters as the final seconds ticked off the game clock. Read more...