Tailback Tyler Ebell will likely be out for the Silicon Valley Classic on Dec. 30 with a left shoulder injury that may require surgery. UCLA could also be in a world of hurt if the sophomore were to transfer at the season’s end. Read more...

One familiar face stood out in the student section during Wednesday night’s game against Santa Barbara. Former Bruin Andre Patterson, who was dismissed from UCLA last year for academic reasons, returned to Pauley to watch his former teammates in their 61-60 loss to the Gauchos. Read more...

It was supposed to be T.J. Cummings’ night. It ended up, according to him, being all his fault. On the much-anticipated day when Cummings had officially gotten his grades up, UCLA, lucky to have gotten off to such a good start without its senior forward, came crashing down to Earth, losing 61-60 to UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

UCLA senior forward T.J. Cummings is set to regain his academic eligibility, according to coach Ben Howland. “I’ve gone from being cautiously optimistic to almost certain that T.J. Read more...

A fortuitous fumble was the appropriate conclusion to what was certainly UCLA’s sloppiest victory of the season. Trevor Ariza bobbled the ball right into the arms of Cedric Bozeman, who drained a 3-pointer from the left wing with 2.8 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Bruins a 69-66 victory over Loyola Marymount Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Trying to prognosticate the future of Bruin men’s basketball two games into the season is always a little dicey, but especially for this team. Who would have guessed, after two games, that last year’s squad would end up losing 19 games and missing the NCAA tournament? Read more...

Much has been made of the 2003-2004 UCLA men’s basketball team. Los Angeles-area writers, talk show hosts and television personalities have made a head coaching position in Westwood look about as appealing as extracting teeth from a lion or being Jabba the Hutt’s dinner. Read more...