I know why people throw Super Bowl parties. It is for the same reason winter is considered an extremely depressing season. This is the season when, toward the end of January (or early February this year), the world of sports goes into hibernation. Read more...

UCLA coach Ben Howland announced Tuesday that leading scorer Dijon Thompson has lost his starting job to fellow junior shooting guard Brian Morrison. With the Bruins looking to snap their five-game losing streak against Washington State on Thursday, Howland decided he needed the team to get off to a better start on defense and rebounding. Read more...

As far as the realm of UCLA men’s soccer coaching goes, uncertainties abound. But as far as the program’s outlook on the field is concerned, the future remains bright. Read more...

Nobody dishes out pink slips faster than Dan Guerrero. But when it comes to hiring new coaches, Guerrero favors a more deliberate approach. The second-year UCLA Athletic Director is leaving no resume unread and no reference unchecked in his quest to replace Tom Fitzgerald with a new men’s soccer coach. Read more...

The UCLA men’s volleyball team doesn’t know much about the UC Santa Cruz team it will face tonight in Pauley Pavilion. But the Bruins do know that coming off their Saturday victory over then-No. Read more...

Football coaches across the country will be anxiously waiting by their fax machines today in hopes that the anticipated national letters of intent will arrive from their high school recruits. Read more...

Coming into the first game of the baseball season, hopes were high for the UCLA team in coach Gary Adams’ last season. Despite having a sub-.500 record last year, being picked to finish seventh in the Pac-10 this year and beginning the season unranked in any poll, the Bruins hoped that they would play at a level above what the experts predicted for them. Read more...