Friday, April 17


M. basketball: Fey to start over Hollins

Mired on the bench for much of last season, Michael Fey is suddenly the center of attention. Fey, who played just eight minutes per game as a freshman last season, will start at center when UCLA opens the exhibition season Nov. Read more...



Football: Bruins hope to declaw Cougars

When the UCLA football team travels to Pullman to face No. 12 Washington State on Saturday, the conference championship could be on the line. Last week’s 21-14 loss to lowly Stanford highlighted weaknesses that UCLA (6-3, 4-1 Pac-10) will have to correct if it hopes to compete with the Cougars. Read more...



M. basketball: Howland to strengthen defensive foundation

New head coach Ben Howland is starting from the ground up in his reconstruction of the UCLA men’s basketball program: a defensive foundation. “If you’re going to be good in any sport, you need to be good on the defensive end,” he said Thursday at the Pac-10 Media Day. Read more...